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156 Selespeed dimming lights in gear change
Hi. I have a 156 selespeed & love it to bits. The only minor gripe I have
is that when driving at night using either the buttons or gear knob to change gears, the lights dim & brighten fractionally during the gear change. Is this normal? Is there something I can do to sort it out? |
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Sound like the regulator in your alternator will be failing shortly.
When the rev's change, the produced electrical power will change as well. The regulator regulates that so these changes are eliminated. -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "Azzy" > schreef in bericht lkaboutautos.com... > Hi. I have a 156 selespeed & love it to bits. The only minor gripe I have > is that when driving at night using either the buttons or gear knob to > change gears, the lights dim & brighten fractionally during the gear > change. Is this normal? Is there something I can do to sort it out? > > |
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Hi Gert, thx for the advice. I'll book my car in & get them to check the
regulator. Will let you know. Cheers Azzy |
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"Azzy" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > Hi. I have a 156 selespeed & love it to bits. The only minor gripe I have > is that when driving at night using either the buttons or gear knob to > change gears, the lights dim & brighten fractionally during the gear > change. Is this normal? Is there something I can do to sort it out? > Worth getting it checked as per Gert-Jan... but I would say that the symptoms you describe are normal. The Selespeed takes a lot of current to get the hydrolic fluid up to pressure..... I actually noticed on long motorway journeys the lights dimming as the system *maintains* pressure... ie without changing gear. HTH -- Ivan. 156 2.5 V6 Veloce Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03) Ex 145 QV Ex 33 16v QV Ex 33 QV series 1 |
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