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hello this is only like my 3rd time posting here so here it goes.i currently own and have problems with my 97 le 4 cyl camry.i recently had a freeze plug leaking so i replaced my timing belt plug and water pump in the process.about an hour after i got my car back from the shop my radiator began to crack and leak.ive got a new radiator on the way but im pretty sure that it doesnt have anything to with what im experiencing now.yesterday i cranked up my car and went to leave and i noticed my abs and battery light were on.i didnt think much of it until it started happening again when it got dark.its wierd my car can idle and it doesnt do it but when i give it some gas the abs/battt ligh both come on and my headlights and headunit both turn off.now my hids and headunit are correctly connected and we even took out the hids and put factory bulbs in to see if it made a difference....and it didnt change a thing.its intermitent so not all the time but it does happen alot.when the abs and batt light come on and my lights go off all my interior lights get alot brighter and my heat/ac blows like 50% percent faster but yet my car feels sluggish.it hasnt cut off on me or anything but now i cant drive at night becuase it looks like i have cop lights flashing.im wondering what the problem is here.i have checked all my grounds and even grounded the motor so i know the guy that fixed didnt forget a ground.and i have also checked all my fuses including the relays.what would be my problem and where can i go to get a diagnostic?im afraid to go to the dealership becuase the dealershop around here is such a ripoff.any suggestions or help? i would greatly appreciate it! thank you in advance! matty :(

oh and yea theres a noticeable difference with the upgrades =)

so the 4 globes .......do they go in the console under my headunit? im not really too worried about the one in dash since my speedo doesnt work right now hehe.an where can i pick these up at any auto store??

i have a 97 camry with the same problem except my tach works i just have no digital readout or speedometer. i took it up to toyata and they want over 800$ to replace and recalibrate the speedo...

ok so its been awhile since ive posted anything hehe.....and ive taken a few pics as well.....but since this thread i have done the big 3 replaced the battery with a yellow top and dynamatted my entire trunk/doors and soon to do floors.......still not running a cap as i now know i dont need one.ive also replaced the profile amp wth another i had laying around becuase somehow the profile just stopped working =(. i do have another question though....i remember awhile back reading a thread on how to replace the bulbs in dash....i was wondering what kind of bulbs i need to replace the ones that light up the all the features on the console below my head unit.

yea i got the yellow top yesterday quite pricey but there is a noticeable difference since i put that battery in compared to the unkown age cheap vbattery that was in the car....

indeed but i have heard controversy over the optimas......im going in a few hours to pick up new battery/cables. so all in all red top or yellow top??

planning to put up some pics soon....i figured out what most of the rattling was coming from.....a few of the plastic pins that hold the reardeck/side valances that go up the back pillar somehow rattled off so ive replaced them and took some advice and used thin eggcrate type foam and no more rattles from that anyways....that doesnt nclude my trunk/spoiler tho i plan to dynamat tho.as for the power problems im having tho.........im picking up a new battery today its some type of optima that looks like a six pack .....from what people have recommended it seems to be the best for powering a system.i also looked around and i couldnt find a bigger alternator....but i did manage to come across something called the big 3 upgrade...which is similiar to what you were talking about with 1) alternator positive to battery positive, 2) battery negative to chassis, and 3) engine ground to chassis... can this be done to stock alternator or am i going to have to find a high output alternator?but simple things first....i basically need the new battery and to do the cable upgrades?

Hello i just managed to find a decent toyota site although im not from australia i am seeking some advice on a few problems that have recently came up.....i recent replaced all the audio components in my 97 camry...starting with a pioneer deh-p4000ub HU , 6 1/2 pioneer TS-A1702C component system up front , 6x9 Pioneer TS-A6983R in the rear deck . In the trunk i have one 12" Kicker Solo-Baric L5 Series 08S12L52 in a ported box paired to a Profile HA700M mono amp. i am planning to run a smaller amp Profile AP400 for the speakers inside the car.the problems im having are extreme rattling of the rear deck and my headlights are dimming when the volume is up past five. im also planning to dynamat the trunk / side panels sometime soon......but my main problem is the rattling on the inside.what can i do to reduce rattling/movement of reardeck/sidepanels inside.i was told to pick up a 1k far capacitor at least to reduce dimming of lights and keep the starin off my power system/battery/alternator.so the capacitor will be the next on list in a few days. any suggestions on what i can do to reduce rattle/excess noise? thanks for help/suggestions in advance =)