Lights flicker.
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 225
From: Charleston, SC
Lights flicker.
I notice driving down the highway that my lights sometimes will get brighter and then back to normal. It is a stock 03 P5. Aso it is at a consatnt speed. Anyone know what is up?
Clean-Up Crew
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,360
From: Pleasure Point, Ca.
That's weird, sometimes mine get a little bit dimmer when I'm driving. just for a split second, a quick flicker. For the first couple of months I thought it was my imagination, then I kinda learned to ignore it.
Bomber, I'd love to see what they say in that report, when you get the info, post it up!
Bomber, I'd love to see what they say in that report, when you get the info, post it up!
Protege Newbie
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 33
From: Chester, NY
i agree with Arghman ("save us, Arghman!!" - good comic book name)
Sometimes when I turn the wheel, the lights dim for a split second - could be from electricity going to the power steering.....I've always thought that this was normal. Peace.
Sometimes when I turn the wheel, the lights dim for a split second - could be from electricity going to the power steering.....I've always thought that this was normal. Peace.
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,456
From: MD
Originally posted by eggynatey
That's weird, sometimes mine get a little bit dimmer when I'm driving. just for a split second, a quick flicker. For the first couple of months I thought it was my imagination, then I kinda learned to ignore it.
Bomber, I'd love to see what they say in that report, when you get the info, post it up!
That's weird, sometimes mine get a little bit dimmer when I'm driving. just for a split second, a quick flicker. For the first couple of months I thought it was my imagination, then I kinda learned to ignore it.
Bomber, I'd love to see what they say in that report, when you get the info, post it up!
Mines usually happen in situations that "JoeT' described.
WAZZU
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 613
From: Seattle,WA
Mine usually flickers when the radiator fan kicks in...usually the culprit is the alternator not being able to push enough current and the battery not taking to well to the drain...
My old car use to do this all the time and I found out that it was my battery not being able to hold a charge anymore...I switched it with an orbital battery (the one that has gel instead of water) and noticed a decrease in the amount of flickering. But I really do not know if the battery is the culprit or the alternator.
Can someone with an orbital/optima battery tell us if your car flickers as much as the stock battery?
My old car use to do this all the time and I found out that it was my battery not being able to hold a charge anymore...I switched it with an orbital battery (the one that has gel instead of water) and noticed a decrease in the amount of flickering. But I really do not know if the battery is the culprit or the alternator.
Can someone with an orbital/optima battery tell us if your car flickers as much as the stock battery?
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Charleston, SC
Originally posted by EZ as 123
I have never notice my lights flickering...
it could be an electronic accessory kicking in (more load), or the alternator getting weak/dieing.
I have never notice my lights flickering...
it could be an electronic accessory kicking in (more load), or the alternator getting weak/dieing.