Quote Originally Posted by chuck
no you shouldn't run any cables striaght from the battery to the radio, especially not without a fuse...

find out where you 12DCV+ constant goes and check from in-line fuses, fuses in fuse box and maybe even under the hood...unless your car has a dead battey then there is something wrong with the wire, just trace it to the problem and fix it accordingly, no need to go around the problem if you can just fix it.
agree