I was trying to replace my ceiling light bulb in my 97 honda accord and yes i was stupid and didn't disconnect the negative terminal from the battery. And yes i blew out one of the fuses. I replaced the fuse and then noticed that my passenger door the one right behind the driver that when i open it the ceiling light wont come on but all the rest of the doors when i open it the ceiling light would come on. I thought it was the door jam switch so i replaced it and it still won't come on. I also checked every single fuse and all of them are still good. So i'm guessing that its the wiring so now i am wondering if its my wreckless short circuit that may have caused the wiring damage. Or short circuit does not cause wire damage. By the way my car only has one interior light which is that ceiling light. Thanks in advance for any answers!
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The short did not hurt your wiring or cause your present problem. That's what fuses are for, to protect your wiring and other Components. You might try double checking all of your connections, but check at that new switch first. if you need to replace that wire, find out where the wires next connection is and try running a temporary wire first, if it works then you can hide the new wire! This could be several hours work though, chasing that wire through the body. Hope this helps, good luck
