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Old 22-Oct-2004, 11:08 PM
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Well ive noticed this 3 times in the past week doesnt du it all the time but i press the brake smy radio turns of my lights dim and everytime i press them everyting progressivly gets Dimmer tonight it actually died like no power i leave it off for like 5 mins and its starts up fine... Wierdes tthing though Is my Rpm guage if i put my signal on wen this crap is happening the rpm needle boggs to the beat of my turn signal but my car runs fine :S ichecked the battery cables everything is fine i danno any suggestions?????
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 12:18 AM
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prolly a ground fault in your tail light circuit.
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 01:48 AM
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how would i go about fixing that
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 01:51 AM
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condensation in my rear tail lights would cause that right???
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 01:30 PM
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it could...
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 06:13 PM
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you have a short in your brake lights .... probably the wiring since it happens only at certain times
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Old 23-Oct-2004, 06:26 PM
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well brought it to the mechanic alternator is FRIED and so were the wires melted to **** lol ne wayz thanks guys but my reverse light was ****ed it was all corrodedlike it was in water thanx again guys...
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i was gonna say its nothing but your alternator, i had the same problem on my old civic b4.
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