Battery light on........help quick

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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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Battery light on........help quick

my battery light came on while i was driving last night.

is that mean my battery went bad? or my alternator?

if it alternator, where should i go to change it? possible to DIY?

thank you
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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test your battery first, it is probably the culprit
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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take it to autozone and have them test your battery and then your alternator.

the problem is you need to have a good battery for them to test the alternator. And if you have a bad battery you need to get a new one and then have them test your alternator again... most likely the new battery should do the trick... while ur at it buy an optima yellow top.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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battery light means battery isnt being charged, have you changed your batt recently?

alternator is a DIY, but test the batt first
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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optima blue top, ey rob. u know 11th street in LA? where there is like 10 audio warehouse for systems. everything u bargain with the seller and shit. i know this hook up and i asked him how much would he give me the brand new optima blue top for, and he quoted me 125$. i wuz like omG.... and u should be like dat too rite now haha. i also asked him how much for pioneer avc n1 and he said he'll give it to me for 1350 but im pertty sure i could drop it to 1300 or somethign. they sell alot of shit fo cheap when u juss kep bargarnning with them cuz they are competing with 10 other stores right next to them.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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fuck... i spent a shit load on the yellow top 170 but then i was in a hurry... I knew i could get it cheaper... but I just wanted to be able to start the car. at least there is a good warrenty.

hmm 11th streeet downtown? give me a call when ur going I'll go with u.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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yah...itz in a fuckin ghetto. but alot of people know about it cuz itz cheap. i went there like 2 weeks ago cuz my friend wuz getting a system and i wuz a good bargainner. and yah....he juss knew me and didnt even bother bargainning with me so he juss gab him the price i wanted haha. yah...next time i go there or if u need to go there, ill go with u.
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