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    my headlights/dash illumination seem tobe flickering slighty

    when driving in dark (obv) i find that my lights and dash seem to flicker ever ever so slightly, this is particuarly apprarent when viewing the outside temp gauge..faulty wiring? alternator on way out? anyone got any suggestions? magic pizie dust and a quick fix wud be lovely

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    try the dimmer switch to the side of the light.

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    yeah! i was gonna say dimmer switch! mine is very sensitive! sometimes if i touch it the dash lights dissappear totally! have to set it just right!
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    or do you have a big sound system ? my lights used to flicker to the beat when i had subs in :D disco

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    nope, i dont go for big ice, Ill check the dimmer switch, but i swear my headlights also dim a bit...anyway ill try it n let u know cheers people/

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    if its not that it'll be a bad earth somewhere.

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    Bad earth or early signs of the alternator going / getting old.


 

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