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I was putting in some LED lights for the interior for my friend's 1999 Nissan Maxima. Everything was going well. Put in the trunk, then the dome, and then I was up to the maps.

Maximas use the same bulbs (158,168,194) but it was shaped weird so I turned the map light on and tried to fit the bulbs in somehow. Then I saw like a yellow spark by the metal connections and then every interior light went out. The dome light went out and now none of the interior lights will turn on. Even the step/courtesy light won't come out.

So, I checked the fuses and one fuse was name Interior Illumination so it had to be that one. Took it out and it seemed fine so I swapped it with a spare, still didn't work. I then swapped it with another fuse from another slot and still didn't work. All of the same amps. What else could it be? Just some crazy electrical problem?

Oh and all his other lights work. Dash, license plate, headlights, tail lights. It only seems to be the interior lights but the fuse doesn't seem to be the problem.

Spike TL

Well if the fuses are fine, then you really fucked it up, so now it has a electrical problem. You most likely burned a wire that goes to the fuse box from the main power distribution block.

CLpower

yea if it isn't a fuse.....be prepared...diagnosis is gonna be a bitch

SpiderX1016

Check for Voltage at the fuse. 12V?
Check for Voltage at the bulb (+). 12V?
Check for Voltage at the ground. 0V?