Ok guys, here is what i am planning on doing. I have a pioneer 1400 dvd headunit right now. I am planning on getting new after market speakers (not amping, running off new headunit) and a sub with mono amp. I have also ordered new healight housing with HID beams. I have heard a lot about lights dimming from sound systems without HID beams. With the combination of the two, will i need a capacitor, new or extra battery or will i be fine without doing either as far as light dimming and audio cutting out goes. or is there another solution that i am not thinking of to make sure neither of those happen?

 

How much power is the amp?

 

I am probably gonna end up getting a single 15inch kicker cvr running around 400 to 500 rms

 

Youll be fine with an OEM battery. How old is the one you currently have? Older than 5 or 6 years I would say time for a new one anyway.

 

I bought the car used so im not for sure. but by the looks of it, it seems original to me. So no extra battery but possibly just a new one. what about a capacitor?

 

Totally unnecessary. I was running 1300W on an OEM battery for over a year with HIDS and never had any dimming problems. Youre better off investing in a deep cycle battery than a capacitor.

 

alright thanks man. appreciate it

 

i dont know about mosts opinions but to me capacitors are garbage and never helped when i tried to run one (i'm now running 2 batteries but also running 2500 watts between 3 amps) but you should be fine with what minimal power you'll be using

 

Agree, they hold about the power of 2 potatoes.

 

ok you guys have any recommendations of deep cycling batteries? all i can find is the yellow top thats over 200 anythign that is cheaper but still good quality?

 

kinetik (dry cell) if you check online sites you can get their batts much cheaper than you can at audio stores