You’re probably 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 probably figured out that the Ford E Series of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. Nevertheless, these Ford E Series only have 2 seats and will therefore need 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 Ford E Series into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make an overview of the most important key steps 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 finalize the conversion of your Ford E Series company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Ford E Series 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 E Series company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Ford E Series to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the vehicle to convert a Ford E Series 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content on the transformation of a Ford E Series 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed straight on the automobile to be able to enable it to be accepted as a Ford E Series 5-seater.
Convert its Ford E Series to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do most of the process yourself, you should know that it will be hard to do. In fact, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford E Series easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford E Series into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these aspects, it is much easier to contact an approved auto technician who will execute these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still wish to undertake the transformation of your new Ford E Series on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a professional
If you want to convert your Ford E Series 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated 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 allow you to perform the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Ford E Series into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford E Series 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative step.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s Ford E Series 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will learn below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford E Series converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford E Series, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Ford E Series li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford E Seriesinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford E Series 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is required 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 E Series company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
To get more tips on the Ford E Series, take a look at the Ford E Series category.
