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sittinonseventeens · 08-07-2002, 05:01 PM

I got a 93 Camry and I just got a 12" Kicker Solo Baric Square Subwoofer. I bridged it down to 1 ohm and now my headlights, sidemarkers, dash lights, etc. all dim when the bass kicks in. Anyone have any suggestions on what i could do. I will post some pics of my car when i get a chance. You can see the new guy's custom work!!!! Thanks

lankanprince · 08-07-2002, 05:42 PM

Yea dude, I had the exact same probleam I have 2 12 Clarion and 2 10" jl, when the bass kicks in the lights dimed and stuff.
I got a cap... solved the problem
No dimming what so ever

BoogieMan · 08-07-2002, 05:59 PM

how much are those caps anyway??

***Phi*** · 08-07-2002, 06:04 PM

It depends on the size and brand. Anywhere between 1 C note to 2. Give Xenon a shout. Maybe he can hook you up 8)

lankanprince · 08-07-2002, 06:11 PM

I got a digital cap (the one with the digital number display) for $100
Its a 1 farad cap

BoogieMan · 08-07-2002, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phi

It depends on the size and brand. Anywhere between 1 C note to 2. Give Xenon a shout. Maybe he can hook you up 8)

Cool! Thanx 4 the referer :wink:

SKYravefever · 08-07-2002, 08:06 PM

What about the headunit dimming? My friend's running a pair of 8's in his MR2, but when we either turn it up or when the bass kicks, the headunit blinks like a strobe. His dash and headlights are fine. Would it be a problem with the headunit? It's a 45X4 Pioneer headunit with a 260W MTX Thunder (4204, i believe)?

96CamrySt4 · 08-07-2002, 09:13 PM

Sounds like it could be a problem with the head unit. How old is it ? If it's an older unit and has taken "abuse"

then it's more likely to be the unit. It could also be due to a faulty wiring job and or old wires running from the unit to the battery. I would re-check connections...

SKYravefever · 08-07-2002, 09:18 PM

Thanks for the prompt response.

***Silver Streak*** · 08-07-2002, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lankanprince

I got a digital cap (the one with the digital number display) for $100
Its a 1 farad cap

Hey Shan, lemme ask you a question for change!

Where did you get your cap and what brand? That's a really good price for a 1 farad...was it brand new when you bought it?

DrtySthV6SE · 08-07-2002, 11:03 PM

good question i have only the .5 farad rockford (lights still blink some) and it was like 130$ US

And the hook up, do you have it :
battery to cap to amp and both grounded to the same place

EasyE · 08-07-2002, 11:17 PM

you can get like a 6 Farad from www.mobile-emotions.com for about 200-300 USD... i think the 1 farads are like <100

sittinonseventeens · 08-07-2002, 11:26 PM

Hey thanks for the advice from everyone. I think I will go buy a cap. Car Toys in Houston said I needed a cap and like some other cap with like 4 fuses in it with a whole bunch of crap. I dont know what I should do. I also was wondering how some of these Camry's have projector headlight conversions, can someone share where you can get them/ how to make them. Later

lankanprince · 08-08-2002, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver Streak

Quote:

Originally Posted by lankanprince

I got a digital cap (the one with the digital number display) for $100
Its a 1 farad cap

Hey Shan, lemme ask you a question for change!

Where did you get your cap and what brand? That's a really good price for a 1 farad...was it brand new when you bought it?

I got it off a friend locally, he used it for less then a month, the brand was power cell (the same one HIFI sells)
Its been doing its job pretty well and I really like it.... it looks really nice too