Parasitic drain any ideas? TIPM?

fro718

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i found my battery dead today and was able to jump it, then checked for parasitic drain and found the 25a fuse for the rear wiper motor was using 15 amps of power, now that explains the dead battery but i have a soft top with no wipers. car seems fine now but any ideas what that could be?
 
Anything aftermarket such as auxiliary lights, stereo, etc.?
Yes aftermarket radio and amp. And 48in light strip. But none of the trigger wires are wired to the rear wiper. It has drained the battery 3 or 4 times before in a matter of 6 months. So its very periodic, also my left rear turn signal acts up every once in a wile and starts hyper flashing then works again if i restart my car. I've seen random lights flash like ABS and hill climb pop up randomly for no reason. A few times also.
 
It sounds like you have some wires crossed. I had squirrels gnaw through most of the wires in back of my old CJ 5
 
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Let us know, I'm going to have to agree with the above. I'm guessing it likely has something to do with the stereo.