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Old 06-12-08, 08:08 PM
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when i step on the brakes or put my turn signal on the lights dim slightly
just got a new battery and it still does it


help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 06-12-08, 08:31 PM
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could be lots of things. if your alternator and battery are good then it could be a bad ground but i have heard lots of sc's have this problem. i think there might be and old recal on the alternator rectifier[ATTACH]125489[/ATTACH]
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mine does the same thing..i have read that a voltage stabilizer and a good ground kit fixes the problem, but havent tried it yet
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Yes, you hvae a grounding issue

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