You’re most likely thinking about your first car, 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 investigation you have most likely figured out that the Ford F 450 of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. However, these Ford F 450 only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this article how to convert a 2-seater Ford F 450 into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the most important key actions that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Ford F 450 company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Ford F 450 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 Ford F 450 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Ford F 450 to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Ford F 450 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our article on the transformation of a Ford F 450 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done straight on the vehicle in order to enable it to be recognized as a Ford F 450 5-seater.
Convert its Ford F 450 to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do most of the process yourself, you should know that it will be complicated. In reality, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford F 450 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford F 450 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these aspects, it is more convenient to contact an approved mechanic who will conduct these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Ford F 450 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the needed parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion done by a professional
If you want to convert your Ford F 450 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. In fact, 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 perform the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Ford F 450 into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford F 450 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative step.
The different steps to be completed in order to have one’s Ford F 450 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will find just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford F 450 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Ford F 450, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to follow all the steps fairly 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 confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Ford F 450 li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford F 450into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford F 450 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 F 450 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Ford F 450, do not hesitate to consult our Ford F 450 category.
