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Old 03-24-2012, 08:07 AM
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From what you have said, im almost 100% you have a bad ground somewhere. Maybe its not the battery or frame grounds. Maybe its not the HID ballast grounds. Maybe its PCM grounds.

Bottom line is IMO you have a ground issue. If you disconnect your amps and your HIDs and still have dimming of the lights and such then they are not the issue.
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:10 PM
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Thanx for the feedback. Guess i need to do some checking.. So i guess from what you said your truck never had any dimming issues when it was stock.
 
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:39 PM
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Thats not alot of power at all, I could see slight dimming but not that bad. What size fuse do you have at the battery for your amps? What brand and model amps are they? Put a multi meter at your battery and see what tour voltage drops too when playing....then turn your hids on and check again.
 
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:05 AM
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I dont remember on the fuses without looking. I think they are 25's. All the audio is name brand. Alpine amps. I havent done the voltage check yet but will get to it this weekend. Thanks for the suggestion.
 



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