Pass side running lights & dash lights dead

[DER E30]

Sup guys, my passenger side running lights and dash lights are out. The fuse is popped, think its 22 or something? I took out the whole taillight assembly and the euro smily running light, no change, still pops. THe only thing I can remember doing between it working and it breaking was washing the car. I opened the trunk lid and washed the trunk jamb, which I don't normally do, and spilled some water in the trunk but not much...

Any ideas on things to look at first???

[UlrichFennec]

Sounds like you have a short somewhere. If it's the passenger side, it's most likely fuse 23 that keeps blowing, because I believe that controls the passenger running lights, turn indicator, tail light, and license plate lights, along with the interior lights. It might be a short in your dash harness.

[DER E30]

Yeah, I was playing with it, Fuse 23 is the fuse. I cut the wire to the huge tree in the middle and the fuse quit popping, so I know its in the huge tree... Which means its in the middle of the harness bundle...

[UlrichFennec]

Yeah, I'm dealing with that right now. I'm just saying "fuck it" and replacing the entire harness. That way I'll have NO electrical problems.

[DER E30]

Found my registration/insurance papers in the glovebox half f*^k&%g eaten... D@^N M&%^#%F(*#*%G RATS!

Set traps under the car, gonna get rat poison for the glovebox/trunk itself. Parent's barn has been infested with rats this winter, trapped 30+ of them in the barn this week. (no joke!) Barn is ~50ft from the shop where the car sleeps...
Gonna investigate wiring later...