90 Maxima, when headlights used at night flicker when driving

LeeMan69 · Jan 2nd, 2005, 11:38 AM

Any one know why the headights would flicker while driving at night.

90pearlSE · Jan 5th, 2005, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LeeMan69

Any one know why the headights would flicker while driving at night.

What bulbs are you using? I know this is pretty common for those crappy blue-looking HID wannabe bulbs. Check for any loose connections at the bulb also. If you are drawing a lot of power for the stereo (amps, etc.), this could also be the cause. Worst case scenario, your altenator is dying.

**Matt93SE** · Jan 5th, 2005, 11:50 AM

my vote is a loose connection on the wiring somewhere, or a bulb that's about to go out. check the bulbs, swap sides or something and see if it gets better/worse/whatever.

generation3 · Jan 15th, 2005, 10:17 PM

Do you have a massive stereo system?

nismosleeper · Jan 16th, 2005, 08:25 AM

The problem is definitely electrical, the same happened for me. It turned out being the bushings on the alternater. The same also happened to me on a different car when i had my system cranked up.