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How to Install Courtesy Lights on Accord 2018+ for Added Convenience

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For 2023, the yellow wire in the gray connector has the constant 12V.
I tried installing the courtesy light on the driver door for a '23 Accord Sport. I'm not sure if it may have shorted the door lock. Now, the interior lights don't come on when I open the driver door. The interior lights still work when I open the front passenger door or the rear doors. I tried checking the fuses in the driver foot well and could not find a blown fuse.

The car computer doesn't appear to detect the driver door opening and closing anymore.

Does anyone know if a fuse is blown, and where the fuse is?
 
The interior light and the courtesy light no longer turn on when I open the door.

I was able to install the courtesy light on passenger door and it works.
The interior light still works when I open any passenger door.
It's just the driver door that's the problem.
 
The courtesy light is not installed yet.
What's strange is that the green wire on the driver door lock connector is reading 12.05v or so when I measure its voltage against one of the bolts/nuts on the door. This voltage is slightly less than the battery voltage. If the green wire is supposed to be grounded, then there should be zero volt between it and the metal on the door that is grounded.

This is a 2019 Accord Sport 1.5L 6MT. I mistakenly mentioned 2023 Accord earlier.

The voltage between this green wire and the (constant 12v) yellow pin on the gray connector is reading 12.6v, which is the battery voltage.

When I temporarily attach the door lock connector green wire to the door bolt, the interior lights are switched on and the car sound comes on to indicate that the door is opened.