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[disasterbus]

Just a thought - I've got an old 1970 Clubman Estate and love the practicality of it, but a mate is selling his 1982 min van which I quite fancy.

Has anyone put rear seats in a mini van? Can it be done? Anyone got any pics of the finished article to give me an idea?

Thanks

[VulcanBomber]

Watch out for the legalities of putting seats in a van. Also you will need to twll your insurance company otherwise you might be driving uninsured and subject to a section 165

[Nick04]

yes, there sold a van with rear seat or you could buy a kit!!, making it a "ar drived van", we have one a had no probolem with insurance!!

[disasterbus]

yes, there sold a van with rear seat or you could buy a kit!!, making it a "ar drived van", we have one a had no probolem with insurance!!

that's cool, don't suppose you could post a picture of the rear seat or e-mail one to me?

thanks!

[Nick04]

will try!!, van will be at Malvern tomorrow aswell!!

[VulcanBomber]

yes, there sold a van with rear seat or you could buy a kit!!, making it a "ar drived van", we have one a had no probolem with insurance!!

What did you insure it as?

[Nick04]

it is on the log book as a car derived van!

[VulcanBomber]

Taken from the net:

(1) Insurance - your insureres may insist on certain standards being met before they will accept carrying more passengers in a vehicle than it was registered to
(2) You will need to modify the licensing conditions (possibly need to have a Vospa inspection)
(3) seats must be of a suitable design & strength - as must the floor anchorages
(4) seat belts and anchorage point s musct be to a strict standard
(5) you would need to be aware that unless you replace a side panel with a window in the event of an accident the emergency services may not be aware (as it won't be obvious) that there are seats inside.

[VulcanBomber]

it is on the log book as a car derived van!

That means nothing with regards to it having rear seats. You are increasing the number of passengers it can carry by 100% an putting seats on a floor which wasnt meant to have seats put on.

[Nick04]

are is as it left longbridge, family owned for 32 year and never had any problem, van has been to mean show!!

[Nick04]

logbook says "number of seat 4"

[VulcanBomber]

logbook says "number of seat 4"

Eh? Its a mini van and it says 4 seats? Oh well should be fine then!

[Cooperman]

It was a very standard mod in the '60's. There were kits available or you could fit Mini-Traveller seats. The floor/load-bed had to be cut away behind the front seats to form the wheel-well and the battery needed re-location. Some even put side windows in, but then the old purchase tax needed to be paid.

[mk1leg]

Most AA vans had a rear seat for when they could carry passengers of a broken down automobile..............

[mab01uk]

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Edited by mab01uk, 23 October 2011 - 10:55 AM.