silverskoundrel
CEG'er
im not even sure this is the right section but it looked good enough. ive got a 1999 2.0 se auto contour. the alternator still puts out plenty to charge the battery and all but I have a small system. im running a 1200 watt amp & a single large 10" sub. when the bass hits of course the lights dim. they also dim when I roll the windows up or down. I think the factory alternator is a 130 amp? & that's if the car even still has the factory alternator. I just turned 249,000 miles last week. I have a brand new oreillys Ultima alternator ( https://oreillyauto.com/detail/ulti...n111976a/4601582/1999/ford/contour?q=n111976a ) that's only rated for 105 amps.
I was curious if I installed this new alternator if just maybe the dimming would go away or not? ive heard to get a capacitor but I don't have much experience with capacitors.
I was curious if I installed this new alternator if just maybe the dimming would go away or not? ive heard to get a capacitor but I don't have much experience with capacitors.
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