You’re probably 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 investigation you have probably noticed that the Mini Mini of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. However, these Mini Mini only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content how to convert a 2-seater Mini Mini into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key actions that must be taken, then, we will see 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 Mini Mini company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Mini Mini 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 Mini Mini company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Mini Mini to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Mini Mini 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our content on the transformation of a Mini Mini 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed directly on the automobile to be able to allow it to be established as a Mini Mini 5-seater.
Convert its Mini Mini to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be challenging. In truth, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Mini Mini 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 professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Mini Mini into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is more convenient to ask an approved repair shop who will execute these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still desire to carry out the conversion of your new Mini Mini on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the required parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Mini Mini 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated decision. Indeed, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to perform the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Mini Mini into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Mini Mini 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative stage.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Mini Mini 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will find just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Mini Mini converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Mini Mini, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important 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 an automobile.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Mini Mini li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Mini Miniinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Mini Mini 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 Mini Mini company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Mini Mini, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Mini category.
