2002 kia rio and i don't know what to do...

[saxophone7]

I have a 2002 kia rio sedan. I was tring to figure out why my interior dome light didn't work. I was checking to see if power was going to the light and to my surprise there was. Unfortunately, I accidentally completed what should of been an open circuit and the ground and live pieces touched. To my frustration, there was no longer and power going to the light. I checked EVERY fuse in the car that I could find and they all were good. I then turned on my car and found that the radio doesn't work anymore! It worked before and now it doesn't. I have no clue what i did. What did I do? Even more helpful, how the heck do i fix it???

well i checked ALL of the fuses with a meter in both boxes. I took out the radio and found that there are still 12v of power going to it but it still won't work. Did I do something to the deck itself? Is that possible?

I have a 2002 kia rio sedan. I was tring to figure out why my interior dome light didn't work. I was checking to see if power was going to the light and to my surprise there was. Unfortunately, I accidentally completed what should of been an open circuit and the ground and live pieces touched. To my frustration, there was no longer and power going to the light. I checked EVERY fuse in the car that I could find in both boxes with a meter and they all were good. I then turned on my car and found that the radio doesn't work anymore! I tried all of the fuses again and the meter still say they were good. The radio worked before and now it doesn't. I pulled the radio out and there is still 12v going to the deck. I have no clue what i did. What did I do? Even more helpful, how the heck do i fix it???

[Raven1210]

there are 2 boxes of fuses. One is under the hood and the other one is under the driver side dash. You probully blew the radio fuse. But more inlikily the room fuse

[ron1004]

Originally Posted by saxophone7

well i checked ALL of the fuses with a meter in both boxes. I took out the radio and found that there are still 12v of power going to it but it still won't work. Did I do something to the deck itself? Is that possible?

There's two power supplies to the radio - one is the constant ON, and the other is switched by the ignition switch.

I suggest that you take a look at the 'ETM' section on the KiaTech web site and and follow the power for the radio.
You might not find your model listed, but try another model that's wiring is most similar to yours.