Quote, originally posted by jake75 »I am confused - what did the problem turn out to be?You and me both The factory amp was staying on. I don't have the slightest idea what caused it, because I put the stock head unit back in, expecting that the Alpine head unit was keeping it on. With the stock HU...

Thanks for the info joatmon! Glad to hear that what it's drawing now is about normal. I never heard of Peukert's Law before either, good info!So far the car has been good since Thursday (including sittign without being driven all day on Saturday), so I'm cautiously optimistic that everything is ok.

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »I can't remember if you said you where running an aftermarket amp or not... No, factory amp. Not sure why it is staying on, even when reverting to the stock HU.Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »The relay, did you connect it to the HU remote turn on l...

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver »When you're testing the current draw, was the door open causing the dome light to be lit?Haha, I did make the mistake the before, but this time I did make sure all of the doors were closed and the dome lights were off while testing.

Ok so I spent a bunch of time on the car again last night. BTW it died again yesterday afternoon, this time the battery only lasted ~1.5 days.When I checked the current draw again with the car off it was pulling 1.5 amps! Last time I checked it was only pulling .25 amp. This time when I pulled the f...

Ok, so I just got done digging around in the fuse box. Thankfully, it is not the amp, head unit, or Bluetooth, as I physically unplugged all of the above and the change in current draw is nominal (.01-.02 amp).What I found is that the load seems to be something in the dome light circuit. In the fuse...

Thank you everyone for the quick responses! I left the battery unhooked last night, and this morning it had only dropped by .05v, so tonight I will start checking for 'vampires.' I'll be sure to let you guys know what I find!

Cliff's notes: Replaced battery and alternator this week, both were tested good at Autozone today, battery is still dying every 2 days. Extreme detail follows...Hello all,This is my first post here. I've been lurking for a while and have picked up so much invaluable information in repairing and main...