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johnnyie
03-20-2012, 11:14 PM
Ok so i know evreyone is tired of me and my car issues but ne ways lol so i have noticed for a while now my car must have an electrical issue. ok so when im driving, liek i alwayse do regular 80km, 60km, 50km 5km driving forward or in reverse doesnt matter my headlights in auto mode seem to flicker dimer and the fog lights stop working in auto mode? it ushally lasts sometimes maybe 5 mins sometimes up to 25 mins later my fogs will turn back on and lights will flicker radio etc this does not happen wwhen i switch it to the mode under auto it all works even if its off in the auto positon has anyone had this issue or known of an issue like it and know what i should do to fix it?

Noisy Crow
03-20-2012, 11:24 PM
Remind us what you are driving, and are there any modifications to the lighting............

TheMAN
03-21-2012, 12:08 AM
bad light sensor? bad switch?

mounir
03-21-2012, 12:10 AM
Most likely aftermarket HIDs. This used to happen to my friend who had a 04-06 with aftermarket HIDs. It's a well known issue... (The flickering).

johnnyie
03-21-2012, 11:37 PM
sorry about that um i am driving a, 05 Mazda 3 2.3l and no i currently do not have any aftermarket parts cars all stock

RidgewayAuto
03-22-2012, 11:36 AM
you can bring it by the shop and we can look into it for you... most likely bad connection, maybe bad switch or sensor like "TheMAN" was saying

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