strangest s13 problem

[dmaestro]

Okay so I took my valve cover off to paint it today. Everything went fine. I put the valvecover back on after like 6 hours and turned on my car. Switched my lights on, they work but my intrument panel and rear lights don't work. The clock, hud, engine lights, cd player, headlights, turn signals, and brake light all work. The instrument panel and the rear driving lights don't work!!! WTF, all I did was paint my valve cover, I didn't unplug anything! Except when my fender light fell out and came unplugged. Could that have tripped everything? I don't think so, this problem happened immediatley after I painted my valve cover. I checked all the fuses and wiring to see if everything was plugged in correctly, everything is!! WTF s wrong? This S13 is has wierder problems then my AE86!!