I would appreciate any suggestions as to what the problem described below might be or additional diagnostic procedures I should try. I am currently trying to diagnose an 8-amp parasitic draw on a 2006 Beetle. At first I thought it was a bad diode in the Alternator, so I removed the alternator...

I bought my daughter a 2003 Cyber Green Color Concept Beetle 1.8T (APR flashed!) and she absolutely LOVES IT!! Except when she parks it and the battery dies! I have a Vag-Com, digital multi-meter and I'm pretty mechanically inclined, so let me state what I've found: When we bought the car, it...