Frequently Asked Questions

Book where you can. Auto electrical work is time-based rather than parts-based, so a job needs a slot on the board and a hoist. Ring 0410 289 658 and we will give you the earliest realistic time rather than the earliest optimistic one.

The workshop is in Albion Park Rail NSW 2527, in the light industrial pocket near Illawarra Regional Airport. It is a fixed workshop, not a mobile-only service.

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Weekends are by appointment only, so ring during the week to arrange a Saturday or Sunday slot. Weekend appointments fill first, so book ahead where you can.

The service is workshop-based. Electrical faults are found by leaving a vehicle connected to test equipment and reproducing the fault, which is not something that works well in a driveway. If a vehicle cannot be driven, we can advise on the best way to get it in.

Customers come from across the Illawarra, Albion Park, Shellharbour, Oak Flats, Warilla, Barrack Heights, Shell Cove, Flinders, Dapto, Wollongong, Kiama and Jamberoo. Everything is done at the workshop.

Because a fault code names a circuit, not a broken part. Finding the actual fault takes measurement, time and equipment, and it is the step that stops you paying for parts that were never the problem. You are told the diagnosis cost before it starts.

Always. Once the fault is confirmed you get the cause, the fix and the price before anything else happens. Nothing is done on the assumption you would probably want it.

For straightforward supply-and-fit items, often yes. For a fault, a warning light, a no-start, an intermittent problem, a phone price would be a guess, and guesses are how people end up paying for the wrong part twice.

Both work. If you supply the part, the workmanship is still warranted but the part itself is your responsibility. We will tell you honestly if a part you have bought is not suited to the vehicle before it goes in.

No. Under the Australian Consumer Law a manufacturer cannot void your warranty simply because work was done outside a dealership. They can only decline a claim for a fault the work actually caused, which is why we use vehicle-specific harnesses, fuse at the source and avoid cutting factory looms.

It is a NSW Fair Trading certificate issued under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 that specifies which classes of repair work a tradesperson is authorised to carry out. Wired Right holds certificate MVTC157567, and any customer can verify a certificate through Service NSW.

Where a standard applies, yes, and we will tell you which one. Caravan and RV 12 volt work is done to AS/NZS 3001.2, forward-facing lamps are wired to Transport for NSW VSI-64, and aftermarket immobilisers are fitted to AS/NZS 4601 specification.

Insurers care about two things: whether a modification was declared, and whether it was done competently. Declare accessory installs to your insurer, and keep the job card. Correct fusing and no cut factory wiring is what makes a claim straightforward.

A healthy battery rests at 12.6 to 12.8 volts. A working charging system delivers 13.8 to 14.8 volts at idle on a conventional alternator. Testing both under load separates them in a few minutes, which is far cheaper than replacing one and finding out.

A parasitic drain. Once all modules are asleep, total draw should be under about 50 milliamps. Above that, something is staying awake, commonly an aftermarket dash cam, alarm, tracker or amplifier wired to a permanent live.

It might be. A code identifies a circuit that is out of range, and the cause is as often wiring, a connector or an earth as it is the component named. We test the circuit before condemning the part.

Regularly, and it is a large part of the work. Scotch-locked taps, unfused power cables, amplifiers earthed to painted panels and alarms wired into safety circuits are all correctable, usually without starting from scratch.