You’re almost certainly ready to buy 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 almost certainly realized that the Ford Flex of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing option. On the other hand, these Ford Flex only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Ford Flex into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the main key actions that must be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Ford Flex company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Ford Flex 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 Flex company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Ford Flex to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the automobile to convert a Ford Flex 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so start our guideline on the transformation of a Ford Flex 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed straight on the vehicle in order to allow it to be recognized as a Ford Flex 5-seater.
Convert its Ford Flex to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the process your self, you should know that it will be hard to do. In reality, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford Flex 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 specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford Flex into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is more convenient to contact an approved auto technician who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new Ford Flex on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a specialist
If you want to convert your Ford Flex 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the simplest decision. Surely, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to carry out the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Ford Flex into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford Flex 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Ford Flex 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will find just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford Flex converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford Flex, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Ford Flex li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford Flexinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford Flex 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 Ford Flex company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Ford Flex, go to our Ford Flex category.
