Find auto electrical help in your part of Mackay

Mackay's auto electrical work shifts a lot within a short drive. Around the CBD and either side of the Pioneer River, it is city cars, older family vehicles and flood checks. Paget is the industrial heart, fitting out and fixing the trucks and utes that serve the Bowen Basin mines. Andergrove and Bucasia bring caravans, boat trailers and salt air, while Sarina and Marian are cane towns with farm machinery and long commutes. Start with your area:

What Mackay does to vehicle electrics

Mackay's climate, coast and mining economy are hard on vehicle electrics. These four conditions account for a lot of the work auto electricians do here:

• Tropical heat. Mackay is warm all year and hot and humid through the summer wet season. Heat speeds up battery wear, so batteries here often fail sooner than expected, and usually without much warning. See how to test a car battery.
• Cyclones and floods. The 1918 cyclone and storm surge devastated Mackay, and in 2017 Cyclone Debbie brought more than 1,000 mm of rain to the Pioneer River catchment in 48 hours. Cars that sit in floodwater can develop wiring faults weeks later. See what to do about a burning smell or smoke from wiring.
• Mine runs on the Peak Downs Highway. Mackay is a service hub for the Bowen Basin coal mines, and the Peak Downs Highway carries road trains, oversize loads and mine workers' utes inland. Those vehicles need tough lighting, wiring and charging systems. See choosing a DC-DC charger or isolator.
• Salt air on the coast. From the Northern Beaches to Sarina Beach, homes near the water get a steady film of salt on parked cars. It corrodes battery terminals, earths and trailer plugs, especially on boat trailers launched in salt water. See how to clean corroded battery terminals.

Looking for an auto electrician?

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

Doing the auto electrical job yourself?

If you're cleaning salt off battery terminals, fitting a dual battery for a trip to Eungella or rewiring a boat trailer, 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.