macspeedy
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 04:32 PM |
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Converting a volkswagen t5 from a van to a private vehicle
I am looking in to buying or converting a van for private use, what do you have to do for the legal side of this and how complicated / expensive is
it?
like the look of
these
[Edited on 2/9/08 by macspeedy]
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 05:08 PM |
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Sold my last T5 54 reg 12months ago with 102k on clock, FSH and 130 engine for under £4k, they look expensive even considering the work they do, you
really need the 130 engine minimum in one of those and though VW they do have a few problems.
Now if your up for the work yourself we have 2 due to be replaced end of year, they will be the right price, one driver with FSH.
Sorry that didn't answer your question at all did it ?
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 05:10 PM |
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a van is a private vehicle, tax class PLG means private light goods. You need do nothing besides register, tax, insure and mot it like any other
vehicle.
If you mean adding seats legally, i have no idea.
[Edited on 2/9/08 by JoelP]
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macspeedy
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 05:54 PM |
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I like the sound of that john what colour are they? what sort of problems do they have? what have your vans been used for?
Seat wise they seem to come with holes for seats, just add as required..  might be wrong..
[Edited on 2/9/08 by macspeedy]
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 06:51 PM |
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Have yourself a look about on here:
http://domain1648967.sites.fasthosts.com/index.php
It's really for the earlier T4 van but there's T5 section & a fair few getting converted now.
If you're fitting rear seats something you do need to check out is the seatbelt mounting points, on the T4 (I'd expcet the T5 to be the
same) there's few different build specs some of which dont have the captive nuts & strengthening plates to take the belts.
My ex AA T4 is registered as a commercial but I'm using it as a private car with no changes. Being a commercial it escapes the new heavy-handed
emissions related tax. There's a section on there just on tax!
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Triton
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 07:14 PM |
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As above, but put side windows in it to make pulling out of junctions a wee bit safer!!!
Also but not sure how true it is fitting these windows lets you rip down the out side lane on motorways instead of being stuck at 60mph...might have
dreamt that last bit though....
Buy seats from the caravelle as folk selling them all the time on ebay when converting to a camper.
Moi has got 'glass seats in his....
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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Triton
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 07:16 PM |
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Lowering them is a complete doddle too, shorter springs and dampers and unwind a big bolt thing up front...carefull though as the beast needs
supporting in case it falls...really is easy and helps get round corners better...
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 10:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Triton
Lowering them is a complete doddle too, shorter springs and dampers and unwind a big bolt thing up front...carefull though as the beast needs
supporting in case it falls...really is easy and helps get round corners better...
Well the T4 works like that but the T5 has mac struts so not so easy but I think they'll handle a bit better.
As for the speed limit I think you'll have to if says commercial on the logbook then you're restricted to commercial limits, rear windows
or not. It's a bit of a grey area though, if you've got the windows in then mabye you'll get away with it. I've got them in
with it being ex AA so I hope it works!
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Chippy
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 11:31 PM |
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It used to be that if you put windows in a van then you had to pay some form of tax, can't remember what or why. May have been done away with,
(but that would mean the Gordy mob would lose out), so maybe not!! I know that with windows the van becomes a private vehicle, and just needs to
comply with the speed limit of the road in question. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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macspeedy
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| posted on 3/9/08 at 02:26 PM |
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I would be tempted not to tell the dvla if i put windows in it as the tax hike is huge, (depending on emissions..)
[Edited on 3/9/08 by macspeedy]
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 06:44 PM |
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Just to clarify, on motorways you can drive a van at 70 anyway. The difference is on dual carriageways (vans 60, cars/CDVs 70) and single carriageways
(vans 50, cars/CDVs 60).
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