Subject	Does your battery die after a week or two of sitting?
Posted by	PiotrC70 on October 08, 2011 at 5:05 PM
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Message	I know there are other people besides myself that are plagued with their battery draining or dying after the car has been sitting for a week or two with no explanation. Some have said (in older posts) that it's the security light blinking away on the dash that causes this issue, but after changing mine to LED, it still drained or almost died after a week. An interesting resolution... detach your stereo face plate. My stereo like others requires the key to be in and turned to accessory or whatever and won't turn on otherwise. I recently charged my battery and did just as my friend had suggested, removed my faceplate and my battery is going into week 3 and still plenty of juice to start. Thought I would share. 1993 TT. R.I.P. 09.15.2010
Follow Ups	Does your battery die after a week or two of sitting? - PiotrC70 17:05:07 10/08/11 Interesting. Mine has not security light. I have the same - Mr.Stacy 17:42:03 10/08/11 I have the same issue - ZXRider 17:44:37 10/08/11 I have the same issue after installing a radio in my 2+2. - z32z 18:05:23 10/08/11 Same issue. Bought a new Optima red top and started having - dTb 18:26:04 10/08/11 No problem for me. - jmallard 18:46:32 10/08/11 I wonder if you dont have an issue w. you 12v constant - Bernie (NoVA) 20:00:46 10/08/11 my TT did this as well. (n/m) - PiotrC70 20:34:55 10/08/11 I've had this problem for the longest time, also. I only - Worm Boy 20:07:40 10/08/11 Only if the hoods up. (n/m) - Joe@ZSpeedperformance 20:31:56 10/08/11 that's something I didn't think of. I always leave my hood - PiotrC70 20:34:21 10/08/11 Have you tried unplugging the hood switch... - GodZilla (KY) 21:35:05 10/08/11 That's what kills it - Joe@ZSpeedperformance 00:02:50 10/09/11 anyway to "bypass" the sensor? - 90GoldZ 01:05:19 10/09/11 just unplug it (n/m) - aliaZ 10:59:32 10/09/11 Those that have an aftermarket alarm have to be mindful - PiotrC70 11:04:00 10/09/11 Mine is unplugged.... - 90GoldZ 22:40:21 10/09/11 That makes sense, I always leave the hood up - ZXRider 22:06:22 10/08/11 Why? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 20:58:20 10/09/11 Yes, fixed mine by unplugging the hood switch - jkeyser14 09:54:34 10/09/11 My yellow top optimas die within a week to 10 days - JMartz 10:19:37 10/09/11 The stock radio tape deck can kill the battery... - Only1Z 12:11:32 10/09/11 Simple solution: Drive your Z more often ;) (n/m) - zfan21 14:21:33 10/09/11 How much amperage draw are you guys finding? - ZXoltan 17:22:38 10/09/11 it used to, until i took it to Sears and they - RedSER13 09:40:58 10/10/11
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