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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Alternator » Post Reply
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| AdiSRI |
posted on 9th Jul 04 at 11:37 |
LOL, does sound pretty good. I was looking at the bigger halfords calcium jobbo, but its like £60 and i dunno if halfords batteries are actually any good or not... | |
| TOMAS |
posted on 9th Jul 04 at 11:16 |
£10 from a scrap yard. obviousley checked voltage before I bought it, it was only meant for a temp but my god its amazing BEST £10 I ever spent! Considering putting the brand new optima I have under the bonnet if it wont sell for anything like I paid for it, in which case this Varta is your Adi - may the VArta live on! 12.5V standing from a calicum jobbie is pretty sh1t hot :thumbs: | |
| AdiSRI |
posted on 8th Jul 04 at 21:09 |
where did you get that from tomas, im looking for a new battery as mines knackered, but i dont wanna spend a fortune on a optima... | |
| TOMAS |
posted on 8th Jul 04 at 20:23 |
Sounds like either your alt is failing or your battery isnt upto scratch. I'd get a bigger battery if possible. I have a Varta Blue upfront which is rated at 75Ah it only just fits in the battery tray and weighs LOADS but the lights dont dim at all with my reasonable setup. | |
| AdiSRI |
posted on 8th Jul 04 at 17:40 |
as said u shudnt really need a bigger alternator with that, only if u have multiple big amps.. | |
| drunkenfool |
posted on 8th Jul 04 at 16:51 |
an altenator off a diesel corsa may well be enough for your setup, and a hell of a lot cheaper than the alternatives. | |
| rob_watti |
posted on 7th Jul 04 at 15:35 |
this usually helps alot with dimming lights. upgrade to at least the same size wire as you have running to your amps | |
| rob_watti |
posted on 7th Jul 04 at 15:34 |
have u upgraded the big 3? the big three if you dont already know is the wire from your battery to earth, the wire from your alternator to battery positive and the wire from your engine block to chassis | |
| wee_kev |
posted on 6th Jul 04 at 18:19 |
My 6*9's are wired up through my head unit at the mo and are split 3 times (just temp!!!) The lights dim already when the bass hits. Suppose i could give it a go and see what happens. | |
| corsa_sri04 |
posted on 6th Jul 04 at 16:18 |
demon tweeks sell upgrades but there not that cheap about £100- £150 i think. | |
| wee_kev |
posted on 6th Jul 04 at 16:00 |
I am going to be upgrading my alternater when i get my ICE sorted. What do i need? I will have 17cm fronts, 6*9's and a 12"sub amped up. Where do i get a bigger alternator and how much, is there anything to look out for? |