You’re most likely in the instance of purchasing 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 second hand car searches you have most likely discovered that the Ford B-max of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and appears to be an interesting offer. However, these Ford B-max only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this article how to convert a 2-seater Ford B-max into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a summary of the main key guidelines that must be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Ford B-max company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Ford B-max 2-seater into a 5-seater
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Here is the list of the main lines to respect if you want to to pass your Ford B-max company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Ford B-max to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Ford B-max 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently commence our article on the transformation of a Ford B-max 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed straight on the vehicle in order to allow it to be accepted as a Ford B-max 5-seater.
Convert its Ford B-max to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. In reality, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford B-max easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford B-max into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is more convenient to ask an approved mechanic who will carry out these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still want to carry out the conversion of your new Ford B-max on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to obtain the required parts and look for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a specialist
If you want to convert your Ford B-max 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least difficult resolution. Obviously, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Ford B-max into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford B-max 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be accomplished in order to have one’s Ford B-max 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will discover just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford B-max converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford B-max, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to stick to all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Ford B-max li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford B-maxinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford B-max 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is necessary 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 Ford B-max company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Ford B-max, go to our Ford B-max category.
