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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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electrical problem :(

i have a bit of a problem i install a big rad and a fmic and moved the battery to the boot but now i have an electrical problem basicall its as if there isnt enough power getting to the electrics but the car will start and run no bother for example the wipers are going super slow and and look laboured and the pop up head light arent going up quickly or with the same power in the motors as be for and the hid lights wont stay on they flicker like a strobe
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisdrx
i have a bit of a problem i install a big rad and a fmic and moved the battery to the boot but now i have an electrical problem basicall its as if there isnt enough power getting to the electrics but the car will start and run no bother for example the wipers are going super slow and and look laboured and the pop up head light arent going up quickly or with the same power in the motors as be for and the hid lights wont stay on they flicker like a strobe
I would start by checking any grounds you may have loosened, modified, or added.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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I would start by checking any grounds you may have loosened, modified, or added.

i reearthed the battery to one of the suspeion turrets in the boot and ill check and the earth that is in the engine bay to night cheers for the heads up i was a bout to lose my mind i couldn't figure it out
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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i reearthed the battery to one of the suspeion turrets in the boot and ill check and the earth that is in the engine bay to night cheers for the heads up i was a bout to lose my mind i couldn't figure it out
So was it a ground then? From my experience your symptoms sound like a grounding issue.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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So was it a ground then? From my experience your symptoms sound like a grounding issue.

tried to reearth the battery again but still have the same problem i have run out of ideas ive checked all the fuses and the alarm and all the wire and relayes under the bonnet i tried earthing it to the engine and the body again but i still have the same problem
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