system flickers my headlights

[carl06GT]

so i have been wanting to get HIDs for my 06 grand prix but the only thing holding me back is that i have a system in my car and i get the headlights flickering from time to time is there anything i can do to help fix the system from making my headlights flicker?

[Mad Monkey]

sounds like a power draw from the system.

[speedemongtp]

Get a capacitor or alternator or u can run a separate battery for the system are the best ways i have heard or simply turn down the volume

[Mad Monkey]

pfft, who turns it down?

[speedemongtp]

^ exactly but it is an option

[Ice Blue La Crosse]

Yellow top

[carl06GT]

you think the yellow top will solve it?

[Ice Blue La Crosse]

you think the yellow top will solve it?

It would help..

[carl06GT]

how much do one of them run?

[SlowM90]

sounds like a power draw from the system.

x2!

[carl06GT]

i know that its a power draw from the system so im trying to solve the problem. so i can get some HIDs

[Mad Monkey]

start with either a yellow top or maybe a cap. next would be alternator. HID's might cause you to sound like a tape player running outta batteries without fixing it first.lol

[carl06GT]

im not putting the HIDs in till i fix that problem cuz the flickering will cause the ballast to shoot **** and the bulbs to burn out. what does a cap. do? and the yellow tops are exspensive

[Mad Monkey]

well im asuming you have a big time stereo?

[carl06GT]

2 12" jl w3 with 600watt kenwood amp

[Mad Monkey]

if you add a capacitor it will stop the amp/subs from overdrawing the battery with the bass.

Car Audio Capacitors - Why You Can't Do Without Them

[carl06GT]

how do i know how big of a capacitor to get?

[Mad Monkey]

1farad is the norm ive seen, im not really 100% sure myself, im not a car audio guru, i have been reading alot online tho because i want a big system so i figured i should learn how to hook it up lol

[gtpinsc]

some say capacitors are a waste of money... optima yellow or red top.... price around 200ish or get a new alternator.

[crshoveride]

me personally i would do the battery, then the altenator, then the capacitor. i may be wrong but capacitors are meant for if you have almost no voltage drop and it'll clean up the power a little bit. i would get a meter and check the voltage at the battery and see how low it drops when the bass hits