You’re most likely 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 searches you have most likely figured out that the Ford Transit of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and appears to be an interesting offer. However, these Ford Transit only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this article content how to convert a 2-seater Ford Transit into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make an overview of the most important key guidelines 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 complete the conversion of your Ford Transit company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Ford Transit 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 Transit company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Ford Transit to the roadworthiness evaluation 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 car to convert a Ford Transit 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so commence our article content on the transformation of a Ford Transit 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the car to be able to allow it to be established as a Ford Transit 5-seater.
Convert its Ford Transit to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ford Transit easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ford Transit into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is much easier to contact an approved mechanic who will execute these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new Ford Transit on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the needed parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Ford Transit 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 enable you to conduct the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Ford Transit into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ford Transit 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative action.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Ford Transit 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will learn just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ford Transit converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ford Transit, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to stick to all the steps as soon as possible.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Ford Transit li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ford Transitinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Ford Transit 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 Transit company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more tutorials on the Ford Transit, go to our Ford Transit category.
