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Old 12-28-2007, 07:39 AM
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electronics flicker when brakes first applied?

I noticed this more at nite when I have the headlights on, but I'm sure it does it in the daylight time too. But if I'm cruising and then apply the brakes to slow down, I noticed the headlights flicker a bit for a split second. All the electronics flicker a bit too. The other nite, my wife had the passenger visor mirror and light on. And I noticed the mirror light flickered too.

Any ideas whats causing this? Would a grounding kit help? Its kind of annoying.
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I have this same problem and I have a grounding kit. Didn't really help. I also replaced my battery. Voltage regulator?
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old alternator.
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Old 12-28-2007, 10:19 AM
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I agree too. If you have over 100K miles on an original alternator, change the brushes. Hand turn the shaft to make sure the bearings are ok.
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When you use grounding kit, make sure you clean ALL grounding locations. Can't put new wires on dirty spots and expect better current flow.
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