Wires touched, stereo went off...!?

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Wires touched, stereo went off...!?

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Hello, I some how managed to touch the wires that are connected to light above door, courtesy light is it? Unplugged the light for new headlining fitment annnnnnd, bloody wires touched... I was listening to the stereo whilst happily working, which promptly went off, no power... :run

Checked all the fuses, nothing seems to have blown... have I pooped out the head unit? Any other ideas? Cheers in advance! :ok
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little fuse on the back of the stereo?
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The radio and interior light are on the same fuse 3. I would double check the fuse again.
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It will be the fuse. Courtesy lights, cigarette lighter, stereo and clock all fed by fuse number 3 counting from the LHS of the fuse box. Just 'cos it don't look blown don't mean it isn't. Check it with a multimeter or temporarily 'borrow' a fuse of equal rating from another circuit.
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too slow....
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Yep, fuse number 3! DOH! Cheers all :ok :ok :ok :ok :ok
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