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whiteram423 
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Posted: February 27, 2007 at 11:19 PM / IP Logged  
Im having several problems with the system that i put into my 03 dodge ram quad cab 1500 recently. The first problem is that i have basic knowledge of putting stereos in and how to do it. My grandparents bought me a 5 farad cap,2 audiobahn flame q subs, 2 audiobahn 800x1 mono amps, and a o gauge dual amp wiring kit. (i know i know audiobahn isn't that good but it was free so i'm going to make it work.) I hooked it up like i would any other system. I have a wire from the battery to the cap and then from cap to the distributor block. From there one goes to each amp. the amps and cap and distributor block are within a foot from each other under my front seats. i have a optima red top battery in my truck right now. Here is my problems.
1. The truck idles rough now like it doesnt have power or something. It will die also sometimes because its idle drops so fast. This didnt start happening until i put the system in.
2. The lights on my truck still dim a whole lot when the subs are hitting.
3. Also after i put the system in my remote start on the truck doesnt work anymore it just turns on and then back off. To where it was working fine once the system was in there.
Does anyone think that it is pulling way to much power from the motor or battery because of the 0 gauge wire. or is it because the amps are pulling a lot more watts from the battery. What can i do so that i might be able to fix this problem without having to reconstruct the motor or alternater.
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Posted: February 27, 2007 at 11:55 PM / IP Logged  
sounds like you have a loose battery terminal, did you ready the big 3 sticky at the top of the fourm and do that as reccomended in your other post?
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whiteram423 
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I have not tackled the big three yet i'm going to try to do that next week. i'm just worried about it burning up my alternator or something like that. i checked the battery post they are tight as can be. It did the same thing when i had my stock battery in my truck then i put the optima battery in there thinking that it was going to help.
i just want .to truck to run smooth and the lights to not dim. and its not like i have it blasting on high volumes. they are dimming really bad at low volumes also.
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Posted: February 28, 2007 at 8:29 AM / IP Logged  
First thing I would do is pull the fuse from the amp wire and see if it goes back to normal if not then there is a problem somewhere, is it an aftermarket deck or factory, If factory where did you get the turn on wire?
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Posted: February 28, 2007 at 11:16 AM / IP Logged  

Sounds install related to me, double check all connections, meter your grounds. running 0 gauge will in no way inhibit vehicle operation unless the install is messed up. It may be worth a few bucks to take it in to a car audio shop and have it checked out.

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Posted: February 28, 2007 at 7:42 PM / IP Logged  

how many amp alternator do you have? that might possibly be the problem. another question is your stereo turned up alot when you start the vehicle/ when you at idle?

i wish my grandparents would buy me a system lol. they didnt like my old system, made a picture fall of the wall and broke it, didnt even have it turned up that loud but it was in the garage.

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piston_hrc 
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Another thing to keep in mind is. If you disconnected the battery during install, that will have reset the idle strategy in the PCM (powertrain control module). Drive the vehicle above 45mph for more than 2 minutes to allow the new strategy to store.  This wouldn't have any affect on your lights dimming (unless the idle is too low?) but correct your dying/idling issues. 

Its also possible on Dodge/Chrysler vehicles for the strategy to reset if the voltage goes below 10.4.

whiteram423 
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Posted: February 28, 2007 at 9:04 PM / IP Logged  
to answer some of the questions..
1. the headunit is a pioneer flip out avic n1.
2. there is not a installation shop around here that i know of.
3. i rechecked the grounds and everything yesterday and everything was hooked up nice and tight and i didnt see any problems. the grounds are where it is bare metal.
4. my alternator amps are factory i think its around 130 or so. the stereo can be on 1 which is the lowest that it will go and it still dies.
5. i dont know about the strategy and how to reset it but i have drove the truck over 45 for 2 min and it still dies.
piston_hrc 
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Just guessing here but there may be an issue with the remote start? can you bypass the remote start to take get it out of the system for the time being?
whiteram423 
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ok so i tested a couple of things... i unhooked the system from the battery and now my remote start works. But my truck still is dying when its in park and the lights are dimming when i hit the gas. and nit just seems like its not getting enought power still.so what im going to do is put the the stock battery back in and see because the optima battery is a year old and it came out of my camaro that i had i'm guessing that might be the problem. The truck was not doing this before i put in the system. i do know tho that the remote start would not work when the stock battery was in there. and the lights still dimmmed and the truck died. To be honest i have no clue whats wrong with it. I really could use some help on this one.
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