Anybody have this problem, when you gear down the cluster lights dimme until you get into gear? anybody else experience this or is there something wrong with my car. Thanks for any help.

 

Ive never experienced that, but I can tell you there is something wrong with your car haha.

 

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I've never heard of that either. Are you rev-matching when you downshift, or are you just dropping down gears and letting the transmission bring the engine speed up abruptly?

 

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I've never heard of that either. Are you rev-matching when you downshift, or are you just dropping down gears and letting the transmission bring the engine speed up abruptly? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, i am rev-matching. It is the wierdest thing, there is a slight dimme in the cluster lights until the gears catch.

 

Never had the problem.... only time the cluster lights dim is if their is a sudden need for lots of elec. power... say turning the A/C from off to full blast...

 

When my A/C is at full blast and i am gearing down the a/c also loses power until the gears catch.

 

When you are sitting at a stop light , are your lights dim? Do they get a little brighter when you take off or rev up? Maybe your problem is your alternator, your battery, or you just have too much stereo for your little car to handle.

 

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Stock stereo, and no the dash lights are fine while i am stopped there is only a slight dim and if the a/c is on a loss in a/c power when i gear down, until the gears catch again and then everything goes back to normal.

 

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Sounds good!!!

 

i never had that problem either

 

Just bear with me and try something. While cruising put it in neutral as if you are between gears. Then rev. Do the lights brighten? I think they probably will...

 

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If this happens then I'm betting its your alternator.

 

sounding more like the alternator as said above...

i've noticed the integra and civic electronic systems aren't very beefy

 

Thanks for the response guys, i will try reving it in neutral. I also made an appointment at the Acura dealership, so i will see what they have to say.