You’re most probably in the instance of purchasing 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 most probably discovered that the Toyota Highlander of “companies” are less expensive to buy and seems to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these Toyota Highlander only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content how to convert a 2-seater Toyota Highlander into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key steps that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Toyota Highlander company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Toyota Highlander 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 Toyota Highlander company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Toyota Highlander to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Toyota Highlander 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently commence our content on the transformation of a Toyota Highlander 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the vehicle to be able to enable it to be established as a Toyota Highlander 5-seater.
Convert its Toyota Highlander to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do a majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. In reality, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Toyota Highlander 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 vehicle by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Toyota Highlander into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is easier to ask an approved auto mechanic who will undertake these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still wish to carry out the conversion of your new Toyota Highlander on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get 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 professional
If you want to convert your Toyota Highlander 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Toyota Highlander into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Toyota Highlander 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative stage.
The different steps to be completed in order to have one’s Toyota Highlander 2 places approved 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 Toyota Highlander converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Toyota Highlander, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps as soon as possible.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Toyota Highlander li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Toyota Highlanderinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Toyota Highlander 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 Toyota Highlander company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
To discover more tips on the Toyota Highlander, take a look at the Toyota Highlander category.
