You’re 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 searches you have probably discovered that the Toyota Hilux of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these Toyota Hilux 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 Toyota Hilux into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the main key actions that should 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 Toyota Hilux company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Toyota Hilux 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 Hilux company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Toyota Hilux to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Toyota Hilux 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore start our article on the transformation of a Toyota Hilux 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted directly on the automobile in order to enable it to be established as a Toyota Hilux 5-seater.
Convert its Toyota Hilux to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do a majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be complicated. In truth, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Toyota Hilux easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Toyota Hilux into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is easier to contact an approved repair shop who will perform these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still desire to undertake the transformation of your new Toyota Hilux on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the required parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Toyota Hilux 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult resolution. Obviously, 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Toyota Hilux into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Toyota Hilux 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative step.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Toyota Hilux 2 places approved 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 Toyota Hilux converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Toyota Hilux, 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 automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Toyota Hilux li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Toyota Hiluxinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Toyota Hilux 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is necessary 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 Hilux company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
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