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Private to commercial conversion

  • 24-05-2015 5:54pm
    #1
    DKILLER12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Looking to buy a private car and convert to a commercial car/van as they usually have lower miles and have not been worked as hard.
    Can anybody confirm for me that the windows do not have to be removed anymore and that tint is okay instead? Also if there are any engineers that do these private to commercial conversions, could you see any problems with converting a mini cooper, 02 model, or a golf gti mk4.

    Doubt I posted this in the right section so please feel free to move the thread moderators!

    Thanks in advance,
    Dylan


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not a DIY effort, moved to main forum.


  • #3
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    I think both of those would be quite hard to insure OP , also the tax saving really isn't there on them . why would you want to convert ?


  • #4
    DKILLER12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭DKILLER12


    Cheers mod.

    I thought insurance was the same business for both commercials and private, obviously two different types of policy's but as long as it has been converted to, or is a van? They would be going on a company fleet policy the same way any other van would might just cost a little extra AFAIK.

    I'm more concerned about both cars meeting conversion criteria.


  • #5
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Why not just leave it as a car and just remove or drop the seats. That way you can just put the seats up/bolt them back in if you decide to use them.


  • #6
    DKILLER12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭DKILLER12


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Why not just leave it as a car and just remove or drop the seats. That way you can just put the seats up/bolt them back in if you decide to use them.

    Car needs to go on company policy as it's for the company. Would just like something out of the ordinary, back seats will be removed permanently anyway.


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  • #7
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Need an engineer to sign off on the work to NSAI standards. Similar to the conversion from 5/7 seater jeep to 5 seater crew cab.


  • #8
    DKILLER12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭DKILLER12


    kceire wrote: »
    Need an engineer to sign off on the work to NSAI standards. Similar to the conversion from 5/7 seater jeep to 5 seater crew cab.

    Yeah so I heard, apparantly (could be wrong) that when the rear seats are removed there has to be 40% of the rear wheel base free, or something along those lines that's more the part I'm curious about, whether or not these cars fit the criteria


  • #9
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    DKILLER12 wrote: »
    Yeah so I heard, apparantly (could be wrong) that when the rear seats are removed there has to be 40% of the rear wheel base free, or something along those lines that's more the part I'm curious about, whether or not these cars fit the criteria

    I don't know the calculations tbh but when I done my jeep I got a 40 page booklet back with calculations from the engineer.


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