You’re probably 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 search you have probably figured out that the Ford C-max of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and seems to be an interesting offer. On the other hand, these Ford C-max only have 2 seats and will therefore require a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content page how to convert a 2-seater Ford C-max into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a summary of the main key steps that must be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Ford C-max company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Ford C-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 C-max company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Ford C-max to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes confirmed
- 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 C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content page on the transformation of a Ford C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done directly on the car to be able to enable it to be recognized as a Ford C-max 5-seater.
Convert its Ford C-max to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the process your self, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford C-max easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford C-max into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less complicated to contact an approved technical who will execute these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still wish to carry out the conversion of your new Ford C-max on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Ford C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult resolution. Surely, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Ford C-max into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative stage.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Ford C-max 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will find below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford C-max converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford C-max, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to stick to all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Ford C-max li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford C-maxinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford C-max 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, 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 Ford C-max company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you wish more guides on the Ford C-max, go to our Ford C-max category.
