You’re most probably in the instance of purchasing 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 investigation you have most probably noticed that the Mercedes Vito of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and seems to be an interesting option. On the other hand, these Mercedes Vito 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 Mercedes Vito into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make an overview of the most important key guidelines to be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Mercedes Vito company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Mercedes Vito 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 Mercedes Vito company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Mercedes Vito to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a Mercedes Vito 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore commence our article on the transformation of a Mercedes Vito 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be accomplished straight on the automobile to be able to enable it to be recognized as a Mercedes Vito 5-seater.
Convert its Mercedes Vito to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do most of the process yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Mercedes Vito easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the automobile by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Mercedes Vito into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is less difficult to call on an approved technical who will accomplish these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Mercedes Vito on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find 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 Mercedes Vito 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the easiest resolution. 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 enable you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Mercedes Vito into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Mercedes Vito 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative stage.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Mercedes Vito 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will discover just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Mercedes Vito converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Mercedes Vito, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to adhere to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Mercedes Vito li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Mercedes Vitointo 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Mercedes Vito 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 necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Mercedes Vito company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Mercedes Vito, go to our Mercedes Vito category.
