Posted October 1, 200915 yr I have an 86 crown vic with a kicker 300 watt amp powering an IA 187 15.When i have the volume or bass up i get some very noticable dimming from my interior and exterior lights. I think the stock alternator is only a sixty five amp. What i want to know is will this up grade help my dimming, and what exactly is it. I know its replacing wires with larger wire, but what wires should be replaced and how big should i go. I tried using the search feature but i guess its idiot proof.
October 1, 200915 yr the big 3 is:Upgrading your ALTupgrading your BatteryGetting a battery Bank (if needed)and to some ppl (most) it is:Upgrading all your wires to 1/0 gauge wire! total cost about 20-30$, what you need to do is upgrade your grounds on your battery (ies) upgrade your ground on your ALTrun a new wire from alt to front batteryVERY important dont' REMOVE any of your old (stock wiring) the big 3 is an add on i guess!!
October 1, 200915 yr nice pic. Is there somethign over top of the blue wires? it looks very clean congrats!
October 1, 200915 yr nice pic. Is there somethign over top of the blue wires? it looks very clean congrats!Thanks, that is just like a mesh wire loom, that is the way the kicker 1/0 amp kits come. It has it on like the first five feet of the wire.
October 1, 200915 yr wow very nice of kicker! my next build might have to include some loom to make it look good and clean!
October 1, 200915 yr found some!http://cableorganize...fray-resistant/Yep that is what it is. Its kinda of expensive though, couldn't imagine it offers much more protection then the pvc coating on the wire doesn't already offer. Maybe a little extra cut protection and aesthetics but that's it.
October 1, 200915 yr i would try to find a bigger alt.. they did make them as high as 100 amp that year... try a police cruser or taxi model
October 1, 200915 yr Author Sorry i couldnt find the thread.Thanks for the quick replies and pic. Is there a store chain that sells that size wire or would looking online be more cost effiecient? I emailed a company about a HO alt they qouted me 550 plus shipping for a 200amp, but autozone has a 100 amp replacement for a reasonable price ill look into. I would have thought about that before hand but i didn't think an amp that small would draw that much current. This is supposed to be a temporary vehicle so i really didn't want to dump alot of money into things that couldn't transfer from this car thats why ive left the alt stock so far. Also would i need to make the power wire from my batt to my amp 1/0 to?
October 1, 200915 yr replace your batterythat should solve your issues with that small amount of power.
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