You’re most probably thinking about 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 search you have most probably noticed that the Toyota Rav 4 of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and seems to be an interesting offer. However, these Toyota Rav 4 only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a transformation 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 Rav 4 into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make an overview of the most important key guidelines that must 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 complete the conversion of your Toyota Rav 4 company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Toyota Rav 4 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 Rav 4 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Toyota Rav 4 to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Toyota Rav 4 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore commence our article on the transformation of a Toyota Rav 4 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be undertaken straight on the car in order to allow it to be recognized as a Toyota Rav 4 5-seater.
Convert its Toyota Rav 4 to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the process yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. In truth, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Toyota Rav 4 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Toyota Rav 4 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these aspects, it is much 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 Rav 4 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to obtain the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a professional
If you want to convert your Toyota Rav 4 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. Surely, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to execute the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Toyota Rav 4 into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Toyota Rav 4 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative action.
The different steps to be carried out in order to have one’s Toyota Rav 4 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 Toyota Rav 4 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Toyota Rav 4, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to stick to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Toyota Rav 4 li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Toyota Rav 4into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Toyota Rav 4 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, 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 Rav 4 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Toyota Rav 4, go to our Toyota Rav 4 category.
