in a car that is parked and not turned on? i hit a deer 2 days before christmas, my car sat for almost a week before i started it again, it kinda stuttered but started, it then sat for prolly 2 weeks and i had to jump it. that day i rewired some things and ever since then if the car sits for more then 2 days the battery is dead, its an optima Red Top, does that sound right or did i do something when i rewired?

here is a list of all the electrical things i have in my car, would all this draw enough when the car is off to kill the car? (everything is wired correctly and if it should be on acc power, it is.)

...Street Glow...
1 6 LED pod
1 LED Wheel well kit
1 lava neon
6 9" LED bars
8 3" LED bars
9 strobes
...Oznium...
2 OEM Red led switches
4 4" cold cathodes
10 12" cold cathodes
…Whelen…
2 CSP660
10 Strobes
…Other…
1 LED under body kit
2 6" cold cathodes
2 LED fans
24 LED Singles

Pioneer Avic-D3
Apple 80gb iPod Video
Kicker SS65.2
Kicker Zx1500.1
Kicker Zx450.2
Kicker 12” L7 x2
XO Vision 8” Sun visor monitor x2
XO Vision 7” Rearview monitor
PAC SWI-X
Pioneer CD-I200
KnuKonceptz 30ft 1/0 wire
1/0awg connecters
1/0awg fuse holder x2
Dash kit
Wire harness
Stinger 4ch RCAs
Digital battery terminals
Digital distro block
Fahrenheit video amp
Scangauge II
Sony PSP
6000k HIDs

Viper 791xv
Mini piezo x2
Battery back up
556u
Passport 9500i

the day this started was also the day i installed the scanguageII though that shuts off automatically after 10seconds i think...

normal, or where should i start hunting?

previous to my accident the car had never sat for more then 2 days, and always started fine. and when i rewired all i did was move around some wires for things i added to hide them better/ make it look cleaner.

 

sounds like you need to fix the battery, low charge in a battery causes bad stuff to accumulate that keeps the battery from charging.. there are kits to repair it, i am sure someone on here can point you in the right direction

think it might be sulfer? don't remember..

 

Redtops come with 3 year warrentys, you probally drained it too low and now its screwed for good.

 

with all the stuff listed above would i be better suited switching to a yellow top and just pay the difference? with a yellow top it wouldnt ever be any issue again, right? they can deep cycle and not care? its an 07 Scion tC and the battery was about 9 months old....

 

and part 2 of the question, the car will be at the shop for at least another 6 days, it will be in the paint booth most of that time, should we move the car where it needs to be with the bad battery. then go get it tested, if its bad get a new one and not use it until were done? or put it in and let the car drain it for that week?