Find auto electrical help in your part of Sydney

Sydney is huge, and the auto electrical work changes a lot from one side of it to the other. Inner-city cars sit in apartment basements and do short trips. Warehouses and truck depots fill the industrial estates of Western Sydney. Coastal suburbs deal with salt air and boat trailers, and the growth areas in the north-west and south-west are full of family 4WDs and caravans. Start with your area:

What Sydney does to vehicle electrics

Sydney is hard on vehicle electrics in a few particular ways. These four account for a lot of the work auto electricians do here:

• Stop-start traffic and flat batteries. Stop-start driving on the M4, M5, Parramatta Road and through the tunnels means short runs, long idle times and alternators that never quite catch up. Batteries in cars that only do short trips wear out sooner. See why a car battery keeps going flat.
• Western Sydney heat and batteries. Western Sydney gets much hotter than the coast in summer, and Penrith has recorded temperatures near 49°C. Under-bonnet heat shortens battery life and works air conditioning fans and relays hard. See common car air conditioning problems.
• Salt air and corroded wiring. From the Northern Beaches to Botany Bay and the Sutherland Shire, salt air and boat ramps corrode trailer plugs, lights and earth connections unless they're sealed and looked after. See why trailer lights stop working.
• Storm season electrical faults. Summer storms, hail and heavy rain find every tired seal and corroded connector. Water in a plug or a module often shows up later as an odd electrical fault. See what to do about a burning smell or smoke from wiring.

Looking for an auto electrician?

Our Sydney auto electricians directory lists local businesses by area, with the kind of work each one does: mobile callouts, diagnostics, air conditioning, 4WD and caravan fit-outs, trucks and plant. Listings are checked by hand before they go up.

Doing the auto electrical job yourself?

If you're wiring in a light bar, replacing a trailer plug or building a dual battery system, the right part matters as much as the right technique. Our free guides cover the how-to, and you can order quality parts online from Ozautoelectrics, dispatched Australia-wide.