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A couple of months ago in Seattle my battery light came on, had it replaced. Tried to drive back to Canada and ten minutes out from the shop the battery light came back on, than all the dash lights came on and my lights started to dim flicker and my radio died. Managed to make it back to the shop and had a friend bring down an alternator to get replaced. In Kelowna now and on the road back to Vancouver the battery light started to intermittently go on, turned around and came back to my friends house. Two minutes from the house all the dash lights came on, battery light stayed on. Turned off the car and now it won't turn back on. Pulled up the passenger side floor to check the battery and noticed dampness, but not near the battery. Opened the engine compartment and noticed that the back carpet was soaked. Could a leak in the cabriolet cause damage to electrical components? If it is an electrical charging problem I heard that you could hook up a spare battery temporarily to the existing to add power enough to not get a tow. As that runs about $700 back to the city. Has anyone heard of this?