my lights are dimming... no capacitor installed... any help?
02-28-2008, 02:22 PM
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my lights are dimming... no capacitor installed... any help?
Ok guys so heres whats up....
I have a 2007 Cobalt LT
I have 2 MTX 12inch T4500 subs rated at 500watts a piece...
And im pushing them with a Fosgate 1200 watt amp...
I used to have a small cap installed but I actually pawned it to make my credit card payment.
Anyways, my lights are dimming pretty bad.. and to be honest, its really getting on my nerves.. it sux... any audio gurus know why that it? faulty ground? wiring?
Please, any comments will help... Thanks!
I have a 2007 Cobalt LT
I have 2 MTX 12inch T4500 subs rated at 500watts a piece...
And im pushing them with a Fosgate 1200 watt amp...
I used to have a small cap installed but I actually pawned it to make my credit card payment.
Anyways, my lights are dimming pretty bad.. and to be honest, its really getting on my nerves.. it sux... any audio gurus know why that it? faulty ground? wiring?
Please, any comments will help... Thanks!
02-28-2008, 02:48 PM
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02-28-2008, 02:54 PM
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yea i got 1 12inch alpine type R with a mtx mono block 900 watt amp.
and then i got a yellow top optima battery and it solved it all.
not that expensive either.
and then i got a yellow top optima battery and it solved it all.
not that expensive either.
02-28-2008, 02:55 PM
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lol.... optima is a battery bud lol not a cap.. now adding a cap to your system would help alittle... i have two subs (diamond D3 12s to be exact and im pushing them with a Rockford Fosgate T8002 comp amp. and i have a monster cap) and my lights never dim or only really dim when i turn it way way up
run two batterys is my opinion... i would runa yellow for your system and then another one for your starter..( i belive a red top)
run two batterys is my opinion... i would runa yellow for your system and then another one for your starter..( i belive a red top)
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02-28-2008, 02:58 PM
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yeah i had a small ass cap.. it worked but to a certain extent... im really thinkin about gettin the yellow top but will the dealer install it for me? i dont wana f*** up anything... my car is still under warranty...
naaaaw, are u serious? (sarcasm... ) dude, im not retarded, i know its a dam battery
but im talking about my stock battery, theres a black tube thing connected to it and i dont know what its for...
lol.... optima is a battery bud lol not a cap.. now adding a cap to your system would help alittle... i have two subs (diamond D3 12s to be exact and im pushing them with a Rockford Fosgate T8002 comp amp. and i have a monster cap) and my lights never dim or only really dim when i turn it way way up
run two batterys is my opinion... i would runa yellow for your system and then another one for your starter..( i belive a red top)
run two batterys is my opinion... i would runa yellow for your system and then another one for your starter..( i belive a red top)
but im talking about my stock battery, theres a black tube thing connected to it and i dont know what its for...
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02-28-2008, 03:07 PM
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lol.... optima is a battery bud lol not a cap
The black tube is just a run off in case of spillage either that or its a breather in any case just unplug it from the trunk floor and leave the tube attached to the battery. This is what I did when I replaced mine. WEAR GLOVES, battery acid on the skin sucks, also wear shity clothes, even the dried corosion will eat through them
While your at it get a bigger ground wire for your battey, something 0 or 1 guage and as short as possible plus sand the paint away from the battery ground and if you can ground your amp to the same ground as the battery.
02-28-2008, 03:12 PM
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He didnt call it a cap, yellow TOP is what he said, and since he has not edited his post, its always been like that.
The black tube is just a run off in case of spillage either that or its a breather in any case just unplug it from the trunk floor and leave the tube attached to the battery. This is what I did when I replaced mine. WEAR GLOVES, battery acid on the skin sucks, also wear shity clothes, even the dried corosion will eat through them
While your at it get a bigger ground wire for your battey, something 0 or 1 guage and as short as possible plus sand the paint away from the battery ground and if you can ground your amp to the same ground as the battery.
The black tube is just a run off in case of spillage either that or its a breather in any case just unplug it from the trunk floor and leave the tube attached to the battery. This is what I did when I replaced mine. WEAR GLOVES, battery acid on the skin sucks, also wear shity clothes, even the dried corosion will eat through them
While your at it get a bigger ground wire for your battey, something 0 or 1 guage and as short as possible plus sand the paint away from the battery ground and if you can ground your amp to the same ground as the battery.
now, do u know where i can get a yellow top at a good price? also, will upgrading the battery void any warranties?
02-28-2008, 03:22 PM
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no it wont... and sorry i though you were talking about it being a cap..., my mistake...
Go to battery plus or some place like that... oreilys auto parts or auto zone should carry them too
Go to battery plus or some place like that... oreilys auto parts or auto zone should carry them too
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02-28-2008, 05:22 PM
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and il stop by today at autozone and chek em out... thanks
02-29-2008, 02:55 AM
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He didnt call it a cap, yellow TOP is what he said, and since he has not edited his post, its always been like that.
The black tube is just a run off in case of spillage either that or its a breather in any case just unplug it from the trunk floor and leave the tube attached to the battery. This is what I did when I replaced mine. WEAR GLOVES, battery acid on the skin sucks, also wear shity clothes, even the dried corosion will eat through them
While your at it get a bigger ground wire for your battey, something 0 or 1 guage and as short as possible plus sand the paint away from the battery ground and if you can ground your amp to the same ground as the battery.
The black tube is just a run off in case of spillage either that or its a breather in any case just unplug it from the trunk floor and leave the tube attached to the battery. This is what I did when I replaced mine. WEAR GLOVES, battery acid on the skin sucks, also wear shity clothes, even the dried corosion will eat through them
While your at it get a bigger ground wire for your battey, something 0 or 1 guage and as short as possible plus sand the paint away from the battery ground and if you can ground your amp to the same ground as the battery.
no it wont
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02-29-2008, 03:20 AM
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We wern't talking about the yellow top, I was refering to the tube that comes off the stock batt., and what to do with it when he removes it.
I think I read somewhere that Walmart down in the US sells them, but I'm not to sure. Try an auto parts store or car stero shop, not the big chain stores like best buy but a local shop where they know what there doing
I think I read somewhere that Walmart down in the US sells them, but I'm not to sure. Try an auto parts store or car stero shop, not the big chain stores like best buy but a local shop where they know what there doing
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