new addition to the trunk family! pic
11-13-2010, 03:02 AM
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new addition to the trunk family! pic
well i got HID's and with every hit of the sub the lights dimmed and drove me nuts, also the amp would randomly shut off... so i bought a cap (now i know most say they are useless for some instances) but i am not looking for a high wattage power save all, just something fast cheapest and easy to install that will keep the light dimming to a minimal.
Installed it and test drove it and love it. The lights no longer dim as much if at all, the amp did still randomly shut off... but i think that was due to the way it was tuned so i re tuned it but have not test drove it yet after that, so we will see if that works.
It is the planet audio 3.5 farad capacitor, black edition
(yes i know the cap in the pic is reading 11.9 but the car was off haha, when on it reads 14.4+ so all is good.)
she is a beast also, HUGE, i was not expecting this model to be this massive!
Installed it and test drove it and love it. The lights no longer dim as much if at all, the amp did still randomly shut off... but i think that was due to the way it was tuned so i re tuned it but have not test drove it yet after that, so we will see if that works.
It is the planet audio 3.5 farad capacitor, black edition
(yes i know the cap in the pic is reading 11.9 but the car was off haha, when on it reads 14.4+ so all is good.)
she is a beast also, HUGE, i was not expecting this model to be this massive!
11-13-2010, 09:33 AM
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well i got HID's and with every hit of the sub the lights dimmed and drove me nuts, also the amp would randomly shut off... so i bought a cap (now i know most say they are useless for some instances) but i am not looking for a high wattage power save all, just something fast cheapest and easy to install that will keep the light dimming to a minimal.
Installed it and test drove it and love it. The lights no longer dim as much if at all, the amp did still randomly shut off... but i think that was due to the way it was tuned so i re tuned it but have not test drove it yet after that, so we will see if that works.
It is the planet audio 3.5 farad capacitor, black edition
(yes i know the cap in the pic is reading 11.9 but the car was off haha, when on it reads 14.4+ so all is good.)
ALL IS NOT GOOD
she is a beast also, HUGE, i was not expecting this model to be this massive!
Installed it and test drove it and love it. The lights no longer dim as much if at all, the amp did still randomly shut off... but i think that was due to the way it was tuned so i re tuned it but have not test drove it yet after that, so we will see if that works.
It is the planet audio 3.5 farad capacitor, black edition
(yes i know the cap in the pic is reading 11.9 but the car was off haha, when on it reads 14.4+ so all is good.)
ALL IS NOT GOOD
she is a beast also, HUGE, i was not expecting this model to be this massive!
do it and boast about it on the forum..
You have to ugrade the pump, not make the bucket bigger.
Caps are only good for voltage drops from the battery to the amps.
You stock alternator and new HIDs
are headed to a very early grave.
(HIDs dont dim with voltage drop by design, must be cheapos)
11-13-2010, 10:02 AM
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I've been driving with RetroSolutions HIDs in my '06 GT 'vert for years. I have yet to be "flashed". I think if you use a reasonably powered kit, and have your lights aimed properly that there is no problem blinding other drivers. I would never give my HIDs up.
11-13-2010, 12:40 PM
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my hid"s are from retro solutions so they are not cheap.
They are capped so no blinding traffic, and my lights are tinted so not to bright.
and what is the problem now? what should i upgrade?... if the cap fixed the voltage drop then what is the issue now?
They are capped so no blinding traffic, and my lights are tinted so not to bright.
and what is the problem now? what should i upgrade?... if the cap fixed the voltage drop then what is the issue now?
11-13-2010, 12:42 PM
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Understand what you are doing before you
do it and boast about it on the forum..
You have to ugrade the pump, not make the bucket bigger.
Caps are only good for voltage drops from the battery to the amps.
You stock alternator and new HIDs
are headed to a very early grave.
(HIDs dont dim with voltage drop by design, must be cheapos)
do it and boast about it on the forum..
You have to ugrade the pump, not make the bucket bigger.
Caps are only good for voltage drops from the battery to the amps.
You stock alternator and new HIDs
are headed to a very early grave.
(HIDs dont dim with voltage drop by design, must be cheapos)
With that said...
wasnt the voltage problem from the battery to the amp? so wouldnt the cap in fact fix that...
