You’re 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 likely discovered that the Ford Tourneo of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and seems to be an interesting option. On the other hand, these Ford Tourneo only have 2 seats and will therefore involve 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 Tourneo into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key actions that should 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 Tourneo company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Ford Tourneo 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 Tourneo company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Ford Tourneo to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Ford Tourneo 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so commence our article on the transformation of a Ford Tourneo 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done straight on the car to be able to enable it to be established as a Ford Tourneo 5-seater.
Convert its Ford Tourneo to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do a majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be complicated. In fact, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford Tourneo easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford Tourneo into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is less complicated to call on an approved technical who will carry out these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to carry out the conversion of your new Ford Tourneo on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a professional
If you want to convert your Ford Tourneo 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest resolution. In reality, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to execute the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Ford Tourneo into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford Tourneo 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative step.
The different steps to be accomplished in order to have one’s Ford Tourneo 2 places authorized 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 Tourneo converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford Tourneo, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to follow 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 attest to the change in the number of seats in your Ford Tourneo li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford Tourneointo 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Ford Tourneo 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is necessary 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 Tourneo company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more tutorials on the Ford Tourneo, go to our Ford Tourneo category.
