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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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My lights dim when i hit the brakes or turn my signals on what is going on??
Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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weak battery / alternator maybe?
Old Oct 13, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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My lights dim when i hit the brakes or turn my signals on what is going on??
more than likely its your altenator.. might be on its way out..
Old Oct 13, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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I actually had the exact same thing happening.....since I was looking to upgrade my battery anyway, I went ahead and did that first. I put in a red top Optima battery and now no more dimming!!!

Even if you had to rebuild the alternator, it's not all that expensive.
Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Yeah, I replaced my alternator and had the same thing happening to me, I ended up replacing the batt. and that fixed the problem.
Old Oct 14, 2005 | 09:06 AM
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Before you run out and buy a battery, check the simple things first. I had the same problem and it was a bad ground.
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