hey i got jdm prelude and when my light are turned on my dash goes really weak i can barly see it.
ok how do i make it more brighter and no it doesnt have a buttion near the steering wheel as its a jdm prelude.

thanks

 

 

dose it feel like your motor losses power also when lights are on?

 

yea yea it ***** me... it even makes the car temp gadge go up... what would it br from

 

when was the last time you got a new batery. When was the last time you got a altornator. Check and see if your altornator is putting out 13-14 volts

 

i checked it my self.... and got it checked to day and it was all good charing and was reading 14. somthing. but this is from when the car lights were off..
have you had this problem before....
what'd u do

 

it sound like your car dosent have enough power to run coil and then run lights and headlights check thw water in your battery. and run the altornator test with lights on

 

just did.... the battery water is fine and i tested the alternator with the lights on... all good ive had this for about 3 months now since i bought the car and i had the thermo stat changed and hose because i thought hte car was overheating.. but it was't the temp reader was showing it was over heating but no smoke or anthing coming from the motor... only when my lights are on.
what lse would it be... NO one ever knows and this ***** getting to me.all auto electrician never heard about it...

 

Bad ground wires???? Maybe???

 

ok.. so where do i start looking..... what do you recon witch ground wire...help me plzzzz

 

I may sound repetitive by saying it, but replace the groundwire that goes form the valve cover to the frame. It solved some electrical demons of mine.(and some others as well). It's worth a try.

 

sorry to sound simple but the jdm lude has a brightness controller on the centre consule, i didn't come accross it myself for a couple of months. just a thought.

 

its your alternator mine did the same thing. i change my battery and bought a larger alternator, let me quess you have a sound system right? that will kill your stock alternator. (if you dont have a sound system it should still be ur alternator, when ever the lights start to dim turn your a/c on they should brighten back up for a little while. mine did thats how i knew it was time to change the alternator.)

my 2 cents foo

 

center console... huh where abouts ive looked everywhere can you please be able to get me a photo of it plz

 

ok your saying it my alternator but when i got it check out it was fine.... just a question when your dash was weak was your thermo reader reading faulse readings when you had your lights on.like saying it was overheating..

 

I had a problem with my gauge saying HOT. Pegged Hot as a matter of fact. Threw money and parts around like most others with the same problem. It was the friggn' ground strap on the valve cover. Just friggn' try it. It's a 5 dollar friggn wire at best. If it doesn't work call me some goofy friggn' names or something...... If it does.... ummmm...... give me a hundred dollars. Deal? Deal.

 

well to tell u the truth i ran out side to my car and check that wire there was a big thick one an a small wire connect to the valve cover and to 2 different spots and just before ive cheked in my car at honda dealer ship for next wednesday and they said ruffly it would probly be a ground wire.but GUESS WHAT....i check the wires and its all friken corroded, the covering of the sigle small wire thats connected to somthing just fell off and now striped with a little touch...
so hopefully i can get one off honda parts place 2morrow and change it and HOPEFULLY it is that problem..hopefully
why i keep saying hopefully becuase ive been having this and posting it up on every site for 6 months..

thanks five -0

 

I replaced mine with a braided piece. I just took two straps and connected 3 terminals in a series. (like a V). You don't necessarily need the honda piece.

I hope your worries are over. Goodluck.

 

hi,

my car has a switch that you roll on the center consol just as you come down from the arm rest its there next to the ariel button.

just turn that and it adjusts the brightnes of the car.
im sure its that.. if you dont have it check to see if there is a gap there maybe it got taken out..

let me know if you still cant find it i will post a pic for you?

 

yeah check your grounds like the one to the valve cover and the motor mount and the ones to your battery checkt he connection and and the condition theyre in..

 

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my car has a switch that you roll on the center consol just as you come down from the arm rest its there next to the ariel button.

just turn that and it adjusts the brightnes of the car.
im sure its that.. if you dont have it check to see if there is a gap there maybe it got taken out..

let me know if you still cant find it i will post a pic for you?
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is your car a jdm prelude.. [,

 

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Temp guage going crazy and lights... Valve cover ground wire. Definately

 

well i changed my ground wire from my valve cover and it fixed my temp gadge going crazy witch was a good sucess thanks guys.. but my dash lights for my temp and gas is still the same just goes weaked out when i turn on my lights like when u guys turn your lights on you clock goes weak.
but at night i can see it clearly but its just during the day ofcouse with alot of light around its like that buy a friend of mine has the same car and it doesnt do that.
its non vtec 92.

 

Are you running a stock pulley setup? Can you do a load test on the charging system? It's just gotta be the alternator man.

on the gauge fix. Did you use a stock one?