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1985 Corona With....

DVD head unit

Sub

2 amps

4 Neons

With all this either on or off when i brake my headlights, parkers, dash lights dim. Not much but its noticable.

And I had to recently replace my brake switch for the 4th time now in under a year.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening?

The dimming and brake switches giving out.

Are the a joint problem?

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Change a new battery

Yeh i had the same problem, battery ended up dieing like a month later, since the new battery was put in, no problems since.


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As said, battery but can also be alternator, nasty grounds, etc.

Agreed. Twice it happened to me on a 15 year old car, replacing battery fixed it.

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