Trailer Wiring & Caravan Wiring
Quality trailer wiring is essential to securely tow a load behind vehicles. Whether towing a caravan or trailer behind a vehicle, knowing that the lights and trailer brakes work properly assures drivers that their journey will be a safe one.
Our trailer wiring specialists in Melbourne at Julz Auto Electrix uses quality parts and material when manufacturing or repairing trailer wiring. Our staff are well trained in the wiring on any make or model of caravan or trailer hitch. We work hard and pay attention to detail to make sure our trailer wiring works and fits the appropriate size of trailer. In addition to providing superior service and technology, we offer quality products – all at an affordable price.
What We Do
Inspecting All the Components and Diagnose, and Repair Faults Quickly
Trailer Wiring and Design
Trailer Wiring & Installation
Trailer & Caravan Wiring Repair
Lighting Installation & Repair
Caravan and Trailer Wiring Repair
If you want to go on a trip somewhere a tow a trailer or caravan behind your vehicle, then one thing that is absolutely essential is to make sure that you are towing the load behind your vehicle securely. The way to ensure that the load is being securely towed is to have quality trailer wiring as one of your topmost priorities when preparing to take your trip. Whether it is a caravan or a trailer that you are having towed behind your vehicle, it is important for your safety that you are assured that the lights and trailer brakes are working in proper order. The trip will be a lot more stressful than enjoyable if you have to worry about the dangers that could occur if a malfunction happened, so in order to set your mind at ease, it is best to make sure that everything is in the highest condition of working order and that there is very little chance of any malfunction occurring while you are on the road. If you have everything installed properly and are assured that quality trailer wiring has been done on your caravan or trailer, then you won’t have a thing to worry about while you are on the road.
This is why Julz Auto Electrix uses only the topmost quality in the parts and materials we use to manufacture or repair wiring for trailers or caravans. The staff working at Julz Auto Electrixare extremely well trained in the matters of wiring for any make or model of trailer hitch or caravan. This means that regardless of what type of caravan or trailer you are towing behind your vehicle, the staff that will be helping you here at Julz Auto Electrix knows exactly what needs to be done and how to do it properly and efficiently.
We give you nothing best than the absolute best quality service available and always ensure that we pay particular attention to detail to ensure that the wiring for your trailer or caravan fits the appropriate size and works exactly as it is supposed to. Jot only that, but we also provide superior service and technology, as well as the highest in quality products that are available, all at the most affordable prices.
If you are in need of trailer wiring design and installation, trailer and caravan wiring repair, or lighting installation and repair, we at Julz Auto Electrix are up for the task and can have everything completed to your satisfaction quickly and efficiently. We will do everything that we can in order to ensure that you are safe while traveling on the road by making sure that your trailer wiring is installed exactly as it should be. Even better, you don’t need to worry about finding a safe way to transport your vehicle and trailer or caravan to us because we come to you! Contact our mobile auto electricians now to get started in the process of having your trailer or caravan wiring installed.
At Jules Auto Electrix, we will do we can to ensure your trailer wiring is correctly installed to keep you safe when on the road. Best of all we come to you! Call a mobile auto electrician now on 0419 895 041.
Why caravan and trailer wiring gives trouble
Trailer wiring lives a harder life than anything on the tow vehicle. It sits under the chassis, gets sprayed with water and road salt, flexes every time the trailer moves and spends months at a time parked outside doing nothing. Those are close to ideal conditions for corrosion, and corrosion is behind the large majority of trailer light faults we are called out to.
The symptoms are familiar. Indicators that work on one side and not the other, brake lights that come on with the headlights, a tail light that flickers over bumps, or everything working until the van is actually loaded and towed. Almost all of it traces back to one of four things: a corroded plug or socket, a damaged earth, water in a light housing, or a cheap repair joint that was never sealed properly.
Repairs that last
A twisted joint and a bit of insulation tape will get you home, and it will fail again within a season. Proper repairs use crimped and adhesive lined heat shrink joints, correctly sized cable, sealed connectors and a solid earth back to the chassis. A poor earth is worth singling out, because it produces the strangest symptoms of all. When the earth is marginal, current finds a path through whatever circuit it can, which is why a brake light can make an indicator glow or a tail light can pulse with the indicator.
Flat plug, round plug and modern vans
Seven pin flat, seven pin round and twelve pin flat connectors are all common in Australia, and a mismatch between tow vehicle and trailer is a routine job. Modern caravans add more to the loom again, with a charge line to the house battery, a reversing camera feed, electric brakes and sometimes a solar input, so the twelve pin plug has become the sensible default on anything recent. We can convert a vehicle or a van from one standard to another and label it so the next person knows what is what.
Trailer wiring questions
My trailer lights work on one car but not another. Why?
Usually a wiring standard mismatch, a faulty adaptor, or a bad earth that one vehicle tolerates and the other does not. Adaptors between plug types are a frequent culprit, because they add two more sets of contacts that can corrode.
The indicator makes the brake light flash. What causes that?
Nearly always a poor earth. When the dedicated earth path is corroded or broken, current backfeeds through another circuit and lights things it should not. Repairing the earth usually clears several odd symptoms at once.
Should I upgrade from a seven pin to a twelve pin plug?
If the van has a house battery, electric brakes, a camera or solar, yes. A twelve pin flat gives you dedicated circuits for the charge line and auxiliaries instead of trying to share the lighting wiring, which is both safer and far easier to fault find later.
Can wiring be repaired on site?
Yes. Most trailer and caravan wiring work is done wherever the van is parked, including at home or at a storage yard, so there is no need to tow a trailer with faulty lights across Melbourne to get it fixed.
How do I stop it happening again?
Keep the plug and socket clean and dry, use the cover on the socket, give the connector a light spray with an electrical contact protectant, and check the lights before every tow. Sealed joints and good earths do most of the work, but a thirty second check before you leave catches the rest.
Book a trailer or caravan wiring repair
Call 0419 895 041 or request a quote. Tell us which lights are misbehaving, which plug type you have and whether it does it on every tow vehicle or just one.
