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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 01:02 PM
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Default Lights dim under hard acceleration
My lights dim when I accelerate. Under normal driving the lights stay on fine. If I floor it at about 50mph after 3000 rpm all the interior and exterior lights dim a lot the voltage drops to about 9. When I let off it goes back up instantly any ideas
 
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 01:15 PM
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Have you gotten the alternator tested?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 01:51 PM
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No do you think I should?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 02:01 PM
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If the wiring and belt and stuff around looks OK, it would be the first thing I did.
 
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sounds like an alternator that is on its way out to me.

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