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Crew Cabs- Ok to remove seats but not divider

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  • 05-06-2007 8:28pm
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    cormie
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    I was informed today by a lady in the Department of Transport that it is ok to remove as many seats from a Crew Cab van as you wish (bar the driver seat) but you can't interfere with the divider between the back of the crew seats and the loading area, which is a bit annoying as it ruins my plans to convert a crew cab to a normal van when I wish:(

    I'm not too sure if she knew for certain though. I was asking her is it ok to cut a bit out of the divider and she said she doesn't think so.

    She also said it's not ok to add seats to a normal van, but I was on to a dealer today who had a crew cab for sale but it actually was a convert from a normal van, but it would have the DOE and everything:confused:

    It seems strange you can remove the seats, but not the divider, don't see a reason behind that if there wont be anyone using the seats:(


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    SoBe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭SoBe


    cormie wrote:
    I was on to a dealer today who had a crew cab for sale but it actually was a convert from a normal van, but it would have the DOE and everything:confused:

    nooooooooooooo!
    man you cant change the transit,the motors forum would be down posts by about 50%

    on the divider issue i think its more a saftey thing ie. in case of accident it keeps whatever your carrying away from the driver during impact.i would never consider driving a van without a bulkhead in it.


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    JMSE
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    I've seen my boss buy two 2nd hand VW transporter vans. He got coachbuilders to install 3 rear coach seats each one with its own seatbelt. They put glass windows into the sliding door and the opposing panel, and built a bulkhead behind the rear seats. Both of these vans passed the DOE. I doubt he has told the motor tax office of the change but I cant see why he would need to, the tax payable remains the same.


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    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,835 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    SoBe wrote:
    nooooooooooooo!
    man you cant change the transit,the motors forum would be down posts by about 50%

    on the divider issue i think its more a saftey thing ie. in case of accident it keeps whatever your carrying away from the driver during impact.i would never consider driving a van without a bulkhead in it.

    I would see it as a safety issue too, but if there are no seats in the back, there isn't anyone to protect. Also, as far as I know, normal vans don't need a bulkhead? Well the one I rented didn't have one anyway..


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