Lights dimming and gone. HELP PLEASE

[rudeboy5]

hey guys i have this lil problem. my battery light comes on when i idle between 1k and 2800 rpms. then at night time it did the same time but now it was worst, my right HID cuts out then when hte RPM's get higher they both cut off and the lights in the dashboard get brighter. what could b the problem? im thinkin its the altenator. i have a video ima try to post it tomorrow. and my belt is tight so that not it. HELP

[champagneaccord]

Sounds like alternator or the ground wire on the tranny(Can corrode), but that's just a guess.

[Chan_Man]

Check your alternator...

[rudeboy5]

thats what i was thinkin too. but do u think my HIDs is drawin to much power?

[deevergote]

Do you have a harness for the HIDs, or are they plugged directly into the stock wiring? Get a harness, if you don't have one. You could be frying your wiring. HIDs draw less power than stock bulbs when warmed up, but while warming up they draw nearly double. Your system isn't made for that (speaking of which... I need a harness for my GTP! )

[rudeboy5]

what do u mean harness? cause it comes with every. just plug and play? what if i get a bigger watt alternator. o i forgot to tell u guys. its my altenator

[deevergote]

Do you have wires running from your ballasts to your battery? I have yet to see a "plug and play" kit that comes with one. Your stock wiring is not made for that much power. It will eventually fail, and it's not fun to replace.


The fact that your lights were getting BRIGHTER inside the car leads me to believe it wasn't just the alternator. I've had an alternator fail, and ALL lights go dim. I'm sure it's part of it, but certainly not all of it. Get a harness.


This is what you need. This price is actually damn good as well (about to order one myself!)

[rudeboy5]

i have a plugged and played set and it works just fine. yes they do make a plug and play for our car. this is not what i have but its similar

[rudeboy5]

and the batter is dead every morning when i go out there to start it. the lights get bright when my rpms get higher. the wipers get fast, pretty much theres just alot of current when i give it gas. i highly douoght my HIDs could b the problem. but i could b rong bro

[deevergote]

Ok, higher RPMs = brighter lights does suggest alternator. You didnt' say that before.


Still... GET A HARNESS!
Totally unrelated to this problem... your HIDs drawing all that power though the stock wiring will fry the wiring in time. It's not made to pass that much current. Get a harness, like the one I linked to. One that draws power directly from the battery.

The HID setup that I have would plug into the stock wiring harness as well. It too is "plug and play"... Still, just because it'll go in without a harness doesn't mean it won't cause damage.