You’re probably ready to buy 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 noticed that the Ford Focus C-max of “companies” are less expensive to buy and appears to be an interesting option. On the other hand, these Ford Focus C-max only have 2 seats and will therefore need a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content how to convert a 2-seater Ford Focus C-max into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a summary of the essential key steps that must be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Ford Focus C-max company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Ford Focus C-max 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 Focus C-max company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Ford Focus C-max 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 done on the car to convert a Ford Focus C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently begin our content on the transformation of a Ford Focus C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted directly on the automobile in order to allow it to be established as a Ford Focus C-max 5-seater.
Convert its Ford Focus C-max to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do the majority of the process yourself, you should know that it will be complicated. In truth, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford Focus C-max easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the automobile by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford Focus C-max into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these aspects, it is less difficult to call on an approved repair shop who will conduct these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still wish to undertake the transformation of your new Ford Focus C-max on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to obtain the needed parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a specialist
If you want to convert your Ford Focus C-max 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated decision. In reality, 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 stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Ford Focus C-max into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford Focus C-max 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 Focus C-max 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will learn just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford Focus C-max converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford Focus C-max, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to stick to all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Ford Focus C-max li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford Focus C-maxinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford Focus C-max 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Ford Focus C-max company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
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