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Old May 25, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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My problem occurs while im simply driving down the road. My headlights, dashlights and all other lights will dim for a while then all the sudden they go back to normal brightness. I noticed that if im at a stop and give it throttle and it hits vtec they will brighten if they are dim and also if i flash the high beams they will go back to being normal if they are dim. What is going on here, could it be the alternator, i did a test and its normal any other suggestions?
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Old May 25, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Check your grounding points. That is a symptom of poor ground distribution.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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And your battery terminals. Make sure they aren't corroded.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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battery
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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Had same prob. Mine was the battery.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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I've seen this happen as a result of a bad ground from the alternator. To be on the safe side I would go on down to your local autoparts store and have them
test the alternator and the battery just to make sure they are in working order too.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Ok thanks for all your inputs ill let yall know the outcome
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