Adelaide's southern suburbs stretch from Marion and the busy Edwardstown employment precinct down to Lonsdale's industrial estate and the big family suburbs around Noarlunga Centre and Morphett Vale. Auto electrical work covers everything from trade fleets to family 4WDs and caravans heading for the Fleurieu Peninsula.
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- Council: Marion / Onkaparinga / Mitcham
- Suburbs: Marion, Edwardstown, Lonsdale, Noarlunga Centre, Morphett Vale
- Main routes: South Road, Main South Road, Southern Expressway, Marion Road, Sturt Road, Beach Road, Lonsdale Road, Sherriffs Road
- Typical work: fleet and trade vehicle electrics, towbar and trailer wiring, caravan charging systems, battery and starter faults, reversing cameras, air conditioning electrical faults
Suburbs in Southern Suburbs
The south changes a lot over about twenty kilometres. Marion and Edwardstown are established middle-ring suburbs, and the City of Marion says the Edwardstown employment precinct alone holds more than 1,700 businesses. Further south, Lonsdale is almost entirely industrial, built around the old Port Stanvac refinery site that now houses the Adelaide Desalination Plant. Noarlunga Centre is the region's shopping and transport hub, and Morphett Vale is the largest suburb in South Australia. Work shifts from trade vans in the north to towing, caravans and family cars in the south.
Marion · Edwardstown · Lonsdale · Noarlunga Centre · Morphett Vale
Common auto electrical jobs in Southern Suburbs
Here's what comes up most often across the southern suburbs, from the industrial estates to the outer family suburbs.
Towing to the Fleurieu
Main South Road and the Southern Expressway lead straight to McLaren Vale, the beaches and the Fleurieu Peninsula, so caravans, camper trailers and boat trailers are everywhere in the south. Trailer lights that work one weekend and fail the next are a common complaint. Corroded plug pins, a poor earth or a pinched wire near the coupling cause most problems. Our guide why aren't my trailer lights working walks through the checks.
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Industrial and trade fleets
Edwardstown and Lonsdale between them hold a large share of the south's manufacturing, workshops and service businesses. Their utes, vans and trucks need lighting, charging and starting faults fixed quickly so they don't lose a day's work. Mobile auto electricians who come to the yard are common in both areas. A quick daily light check by drivers catches most problems before they become fines or breakdowns.
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Hot summer days
Adelaide summers bring long runs of hot days, and a car with weak air conditioning in traffic on South Road is miserable. Many cooling problems are electrical: a failed condenser fan, a blown fuse, a faulty relay or a pressure switch. These are worth checking first because they are often cheap to fix. Regassing or any refrigerant work needs a licensed technician. See common car air conditioning problems for the usual causes.
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Auto electricians in Southern Suburbs
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- Auto Masters Melrose ParkMelrose Park · Mechanic with auto electrical servicesYour business? Claim it free
- Belair Road Auto Electrical & MechanicalKingswood · General auto electrical, Mechanic with auto electrical servicesYour business? Claim it free
- Christies Auto ElectricalChristies Beach · General auto electricalYour business? Claim it free
- Classic Performance Servicing & DynoHackham · Mechanic with auto electrical servicesYour business? Claim it free
- Dunn Right Auto ElectricalLonsdale · 4WD, caravan and touring, General auto electricalYour business? Claim it free
- Percat Automotive EngineeringDarlington · Mechanic with auto electrical servicesYour business? Claim it free
- PP Auto ElectricianLonsdale · General auto electricalYour business? Claim it free
- Razz's Auto ElectricalSt Marys · General auto electricalYour business? Claim it free
- Select Auto ElectricalLonsdale · General auto electricalYour business? Claim it free
- Slades Caravan RepairsLonsdale · 4WD, caravan and touringYour business? Claim it free
- ZERO AutomotiveEdwardstown · Mechanic with auto electrical servicesYour business? Claim it free
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