The Surf Coast runs from Torquay and Jan Juc down the Great Ocean Road through Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and Lorne, with Bellbrae, Moriac and Winchelsea on the farming land behind it. Surf vans, caravans, boat trailers, holiday cars and farm utes make up most of the auto electrical work here.
- Need it fixed? Get a quote from an auto electrician in Torquay, including mobile businesses that come to you.
- Doing it yourself? Order quality parts online from Ozautoelectrics.
- Auto electrician in Torquay? List your business on this site to win more customers.
- Are you a trade customer? Apply here for trade pricing.
Sponsored
Be the auto electrician this area sees first
Reach drivers, tradies and fleet operators in this part of Geelong. See sponsor spots and prices.
How can we help?
Need it fixed?
Get a quote from a local Torquay auto electrician, for anything from a flat battery to a full fit-out.
Get a quoteBuying parts?
Quality auto electrical parts from Ozautoelectrics, an established Australian supplier since 2010, dispatched through a nationwide network. For retail and trade buyers.
Shop partsDoing it yourself?
Free step-by-step guides written for Queensland conditions, with the parts you’ll need listed for each job.
Browse DIY guidesAuto electrician in Torquay?
Are you an auto electrical business? List your business on this site.
List your business on this siteTorquay at a glance
- Council: Surf Coast Shire
- Suburbs: Torquay, Jan Juc, Bellbrae, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet, Lorne, Winchelsea, Moriac
- Main routes: Surf Coast Highway, Great Ocean Road, Anglesea Road, Princes Highway, Cape Otway Road, Hendy Main Road, Deans Marsh Road, Winchelsea–Deans Marsh Road
- Typical work: caravan and trailer wiring for the Great Ocean Road, salt corrosion on beach cars and surf vans, flat batteries in holiday cars that sit, driving lights for wildlife on Otways roads, dual batteries and solar for touring, farm ute and machinery electrics around Winchelsea
Suburbs in Torquay
Torquay is the big centre, a fast-growing town of about 18,500 people where the Surf Coast Highway from Geelong becomes the Great Ocean Road at the Spring Creek bridge. West of it, Jan Juc and Bellbrae mix surf houses with hobby farms. The road then follows the coast through Anglesea and Aireys Inlet to Lorne, with the Otways rising behind. Inland, Moriac and Winchelsea sit on grazing country near the Princes Highway and the Warrnambool rail line. So the work shifts from salt and sand on the coast to towing, hills and farm gear inland.
Torquay · Jan Juc · Bellbrae · Anglesea · Aireys Inlet · Lorne · Winchelsea · Moriac
Common auto electrical jobs in Torquay
Holiday traffic, salt air and a mix of coast and farmland mean the jobs change a lot depending on which end of the shire you're in.
Towing on the Great Ocean Road
Caravans and camper trailers stream down the Great Ocean Road every summer, and the run past Lorne is all bends, climbs and long descents. That puts the brakes on the van to work, and a brake controller that is set too low leaves the car doing all the stopping. Check the controller gain with the van loaded, make sure the brake wire has a good earth, and test every light before you leave home. Our guide on installing an electric brake controller covers the basics.
Get it done: get a quoteDo it yourself: shop electric brake controllers
Salt air from Jan Juc to Lorne
Most of this coast faces straight into the Southern Ocean, and onshore winds carry spray well back from the cliffs. Cars and surf vans parked near the beach pick up a salty film on battery terminals, earth points and exposed plugs. It usually shows up as slow starting, dim lights or a fault that comes and goes on damp mornings. Cleaning and protecting the terminals a couple of times a year heads most of it off. See our guide on cleaning corroded battery terminals.
Get it done: get a quoteDo it yourself: shop battery terminal protectors
Wildlife after dark
Kangaroos are part of life on the Surf Coast. Eastern greys graze the Anglesea golf course, and wallabies and roos cross the roads through the Otways at dusk and dawn. Good headlights are the first defence, so keep the lenses clear, replace globes in pairs and have the aim checked. If you add driving lights or a light bar, run them through a relay and a fuse so the factory high-beam wiring isn't overloaded. Our guide on wiring a 12V relay shows how.
Get it done: get a quoteDo it yourself: shop driving light wiring harnesses
Farm utes and machinery inland
Behind the coast, Moriac, Bellbrae and Winchelsea are grazing and hobby farm country. Utes, tractors and trucks there do short, dusty trips and spend long spells parked in sheds. Mice and rats move into sheds and engine bays and chew through insulation, which leads to odd faults that come and go. Larger trucks and machinery often run 24 volt systems with two batteries in series. A look over the wiring before shearing or hay season saves a breakdown in the paddock. See our guide on rodent damage to car wiring.
Get it done: get a quoteDo it yourself: shop split conduit
Advertisement
Search auto electrical parts
Searches the full range at Ozautoelectrics, opening in a new tab. Popular: dual battery · LED light bars · trailer plugs · fuses
Auto electricians in Torquay
Own one of these businesses? Find it below and tap Claim it free to add your phone, website, hours and photos. Not listed yet? Use the claim form and we’ll add you.
No listings here yet.
Is your business missing? Tell us and we’ll add it free.
Run an auto electrical business in Torquay?
- New to Ozautoelectrics? Apply for trade pricing on quality auto electrical parts.
- Already a trade customer? Log in and order parts at your trade price.
- Want more local customers? List your business on this site so drivers in Torquay can find you.