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Apr 12, 2010 | 09:31 AM

#11

Njord

500 Watt CAFz'r

Joined: Oct 2007

Posts: 519

HIDs use a ballast to regulate and increase the voltage for the HID lights. You could have done nothing to your electrical and they still wouldn't have dimmed.

Apr 12, 2010 | 11:39 AM

#12

erok

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Joined: Aug 2009

Posts: 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinemeup

I have a 05 Matrix 80 amp alternator, optima yellow top 34, 1/0 big three and 1/0 + and - to amps, running approx 1650rms total, throw in one set of HID's and voila, look ma, NO DIMMING headlights

Running pretty much the same setup with no dimming as well.
1000rms monoblock and 100x4rms with a yellowtop under the hood and big 3. Using stock 90amp alt.

Apr 12, 2010 | 12:49 PM

#13

Sinemeup

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Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 633

I had a 1995 grand prix with a 120ish amp alternator and when I upgraded the stock power wire from the alt to batt I would say that it was hardly 8 gauge.

To OP, buying a decent battery, some 1/0 connectors and 20ft or so of 1/0 wire would likely be your best place to start.

Anyone buy any 1/0 lately where are the prices at?