You’re most 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 search you have most probably discovered that the Ram P/U of “companies” are much cheaper to buy and seems to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these Ram P/U only have 2 seats and will therefore require a conversion 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 Ram P/U into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make an overview of the main 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 finalize the conversion of your Ram P/U company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Ram P/U 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 Ram P/U company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Ram P/U 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 automobile to convert a Ram P/U 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so begin our article on the transformation of a Ram P/U 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be carried out directly on the car to be able to enable it to be accepted as a Ram P/U 5-seater.
Convert its Ram P/U to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do most of the work yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Ram P/U easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Ram P/U into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is more convenient to call on an approved auto mechanic who will accomplish these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still desire to undertake the conversion of your new Ram P/U on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a specialist
If you want to convert your Ram P/U 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated decision. 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 perform the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Ram P/U into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Ram P/U 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative action.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Ram P/U 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will discover below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Ram P/U converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Ram P/U, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere 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 Ram P/U li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Ram P/Uinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Ram P/U 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 Ram P/U company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
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