You’re most likely thinking about your first motor vehicle, or, you want to buy a new car but you don’t really know which model to go for. While doing your used car searches you have most likely noticed that the Fiat Ducato of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and appears to be an appealing offer. Nevertheless, these Fiat Ducato only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content how to convert a 2-seater Fiat Ducato into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key actions that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be done on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Fiat Ducato company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Fiat Ducato 2-seater into a 5-seater
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Here is the list of the main lines to follow if you want to to pass your Fiat Ducato company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Fiat Ducato to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Fiat Ducato 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our content on the transformation of a Fiat Ducato 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the automobile in order to enable it to be accepted as a Fiat Ducato 5-seater.
Convert its Fiat Ducato to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be hard to do. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Fiat Ducato easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Fiat Ducato into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is much easier to ask an approved mechanic who will undertake these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still want to undertake the conversion of your new Fiat Ducato on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the required parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion done by a professional
If you want to convert your Fiat Ducato 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest resolution. Surely, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to perform the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Fiat Ducato into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Fiat Ducato 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Fiat Ducato 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will learn down below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Fiat Ducato converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Fiat Ducato, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Fiat Ducato li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Fiat Ducatointo 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Fiat Ducato 2 seats to 5 seats can be, it is important to know that a kit seats plus installation will cost you at a dealer on average 2500 to 3500 euros and that it is necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Fiat Ducato company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Fiat Ducato, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Ducato category.
