96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
09-03-2011, 08:27 PM
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96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
headlight are bit dim on my ek sedan lx i realize when i step on the brakes it flicker and go dim a lil bit, battery is brand new, and alternator is still good. anyone ever dealt with this problem? car doesnt die out or anything everything runs normal, its just the headlight flicker when i hit the brake and light go dim.
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09-03-2011, 08:41 PM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
not it havent been tested, but i did replace the eld recently. what if i change it to a brand new altenator and its still the same problem?
09-03-2011, 09:17 PM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
was doing some reading they were saying it can be bad grounding but it doesnt seem like it i triple checkal the ground everything looks good, can anyone help?
09-04-2011, 10:10 AM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
Check all your grounds. Then just take your alternator off and have it tested. Takes like 20min to pull it off.
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09-05-2011, 07:44 AM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
is there any ground in the interior>? anyone knoe where are the location for the ground inside the car?
09-05-2011, 10:06 PM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
I have the same problem with the stock ecu of my swap. I recently change my ecu to a P28 and I has help since the p28 ecu eld has been disabled.
09-06-2011, 10:04 AM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
altenator check - its good but headlight still flickers when you step on the brake. and headlight are still dimm
09-06-2011, 03:10 PM
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Re: 96 ek sedan lx, headlight dim, flicker while hitting the brake.
took it to autozone, they test it with their machine, iforgot what was the voltage putting out, 
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