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The Type of jobs your Local Auto Electrician does:

The Type of jobs your Local Auto Electrician does: The Type of jobs your local auto electrician does are different everyday. We cover a huge range of electrical problems with vehicles including vans and cars.  Its unusual to see two jobs that have the same symptoms & cause, if we do its often a long gap between seeing them. Everyday is different & as a mobile service visiting peoples home driveways & work car parks, we travel all over the new forest & southampton area. Every now & then i like to do a round robin update on what we have been up to & the vehicles we have seen.This gives new customers an insight into the problems that their local auto electrician does. As Specialists in Car & Van Electrics, every day we are investigating & fixing auto electrical … Continue reading

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What Car & Van Electrical Problems have we seen recently?

What Car & Van Electrical Problems have we seen recently? Recently we have seen a wide variety of car & van electrical problems, no two days are ever the same.  We see a large range of makes and models covering a mixture of faults and repairs. So what have we been up to? What cars & vans have we seen & with what faults? ABS Sensor Fault on a Ford Focus No Starting Renault Ford that won’t start Tail Lights and Marker lights not working on a Citroen Van Kia that keeps breaking down when driving randomly Central Locking Faults Vw with headlight fault Seat Leon with EML light on Ford Wing Mirror indicator fault Rewiring work for broken wire A tailgate / boot that wont open Relay fault Ford Focus Instrument cluster fault Kia wing mirror adjustment not working … Continue reading

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EV & Hybrid Electric Cars

EV & Hybrid Electric Cars We are now fully qualified to work on EV & Hybrid Electric Cars we have attached our IMI Level 4 Certificate. Once we completed our training we decided to join HEVRA.  HEVRA is an independent organisation that ensures its members meet certain standards when it comes to training & equipment, so if you see us advertising we may display the HEVRA sign. Click here to visit the HEVRA website Most people know about Electric Cars now as they are becoming more and more popular. So what is a EV & Hybrid vehicle? Hybrid Cars: Hybrid cars have a traditional combustion engine that works in conjunction with 1 or more electric motors and a battery.  Some Hybrids such as the Honda Insight, Civic or CR-Z use an electric motor joined to the flywheel of the engine, … Continue reading

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Car Diagnostics Fault Finding

Car Diagnostics Fault Finding in the Southampton Area: At AMC Car Repairs we do a lot of Car Diagnostics & Fault Finding in the Southampton Area.  We provide our services direct to the public as a mobile service, we will visit them at their home or workplace if they have a suitable off road location for us to work. We also provide our services to many local garages and mechanics assisting them with tricky diagnostics & auto electrical jobs. Here are a few examples of jobs we have looked at recently: Ford with a Wiper Fault Vauxhall with an Indicator thats not working Hyundai with Random lights on dash Volvo that was stuck in park Immobiliser fault on a Ford Horn not working on a Citroen VW with a brake light fault Peugeot that cuts out when driving Fiat with … Continue reading

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Mobile Car Electrician Mechanic

Mobile Car Electrician Mechanic – Covering the Southampton & New Forest Areas.  We will come to you and help get you back on the road ( please note: we do not work on the side of the road ). Our work takes us all over the place:  We cover a large area from Hythe, out to lymington, lyndhurst, cadnam, ashurst, totton, romsey, many parts of Southampton, Holbury, Fawley, Langley, Beaulieu & Brockenhurst. So what have we been up to:  heres some recent jobs we have done: Peugeot in for an Annual service Investigate a VW no start Boot locking fault on a Vauxhall Vw with a battery drain Volvo cabin fan not working Mazda Headlights not working Horn not working on a Ford Fuel pump module fault on a VW Hyundai with a reverse light fault Investigate BMW no start … Continue reading

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Mobile Mechanic / Auto Electrician- an insight into jobs we have undertaken @ AMC Car Repairs

Mobile Mechanic / Auto Electrician – an insight into jobs we have recently undertaken @ AMC Car Repairs It’s been a while since I last gave you an update on what jobs our mobile mechanic / auto electrician has been up to. At AMC Car Repairs we offer a mobile service ,if the job is suitable as a mobile repair and you have a safe off the road location for us to work, like a driveway or a private car park, with plenty of space for us to open the vehicles doors and to park our van next to it then we will come to you.  Please note we do not work on the side of the road or in laybys, firstly your not supposed to work on the side of the road for profit, but most importantly is the … Continue reading

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Auto Electricians – AMC Car Repairs – weekly update

Southampton Auto Electricians – AMC Car Repairs – weekly update As many of you know we are Auto Electricians covering the Southampton & New Forest Area. Our job is very diverse, ive said this many times before no two days are ever the same.  This past week has taken us all over the place, we’ve been to Northam, Maybush, Freemantle, Millbrook, Marchwood, Hythe, Blackfield & Fawley to name just a few. As you can see geographically we cover a good distance and the great thing for you is as long as you have a suitable area for us to work we will come to you and look at your vehicle so you don’t need to worry about getting home and can stay inside, in the warm. Here is some examples of jobs we have seen this week: Horn not working … Continue reading

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What Fault finding have AMC Car Repairs been up to recently?

What Fault Finding have AMC Car Repairs been up to recently? AMC Car Repairs have been busy fault finding in the Southampton area over the past few weeks,  we’ve travelled from Lymington & New Milton, round to Beaulieu, Holbury, Fawley & Hythe along the coast to Marchwood and Totton and battled through the horrendous traffic jams into southampton to jobs in Lordshill, harefield, millbrook & Northam, we have been all over the place. Im sure everyone has noticed the seasonal changes over the past few weeks, not only has it got chilly but the dark nights are now unavoidable for many. Its this time of year when people start to notice faults that are more evident in the winter weather.  This is where our fault finding skills come into their own. Our years of experience and expertise help us resolve … Continue reading

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Dash Repairs – AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Round up

Dash Repairs – AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Round up  This last week has seen us carry out several Dash Repairs (instrument cluster repairs), many people won’t realise that we provide a Dash Repair service, so we thought we would take this opportunity to remind people. This past week has flown by, I can’t quite believe its friday again already.  We are really noticing the autumnal changes now, dark mornings along side darker evenings now, won’t be long and the clocks will change and it will be getting frosty and summer will just be a distant memory. Heres a few of this weeks jobs: Brakes repairs on a Ford Dash Repair on a Ford Focus Diagnostics on a Land Rover Mercedes with electrical fault Battery error on a Vauxhall Vauxhall in for electrical diagnostics Cambelt & Waterpump replacement on a … Continue reading

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AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Servicing

AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Servicing Servicing has been a popular booking this week, no two weeks are ever the same in this trade.  Although we specialise in Auto Electrics, Fault Finding & Diagnostics, we also service vehicles, along with remapping, ecu cloning & much more.  When someone calls to book servicing, its music to our ears – regular maintenance and servicing will help them have a more reliable vehicle. It amazes us how many people dont service their vehicles, as they think am MOT test is sufficient, unfortunately an MOT only checks a fixed list of areas, a service will highlight other areas that need attention, along with refreshing the oil and filters.  Over the years we have seen allsorts when servicing cars.  The ones that stick in my memory are the service bookings for cars that … Continue reading

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