You’re almost certainly 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 investigation you have almost certainly noticed that the Mini Mini 3 of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and appears to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Mini Mini 3 only have 2 seats and will therefore require a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Mini Mini 3 into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make an overview of the main key guidelines to be taken, then, we will discover 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 Mini Mini 3 company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Mini Mini 3 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 Mini Mini 3 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Mini Mini 3 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 car to convert a Mini Mini 3 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so begin our guideline on the transformation of a Mini Mini 3 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted directly on the car in order to enable it to be established as a Mini Mini 3 5-seater.
Convert its Mini Mini 3 to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do most of the process your self, you should know that it will be hard to do. Indeed, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Mini Mini 3 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Mini Mini 3 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is much easier to contact an approved technician who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still desire to carry out the conversion of your new Mini Mini 3 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the needed parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a specialist
If you want to convert your Mini Mini 3 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Mini Mini 3 into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Mini Mini 3 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative action.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s Mini Mini 3 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will learn below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Mini Mini 3 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Mini Mini 3, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to stick to all the steps quickly.
- 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 Mini Mini 3 li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Mini Mini 3into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Mini Mini 3 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Mini Mini 3 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Mini Mini 3, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Mini 3 category.
