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Nissan e-NV200 rear seat conversion ?

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#1 ·
I have an e-NV200 van.
Has anyone fitted a rear seat conversion?
Any advice?
 
#4 ·
Battery is in the front.
I was emailing Nissan (there is official e-nv200 website from Nissan) and got response that it cannot be converted because of safety.
But in the other hand, another week I've been charging near Newcastle and e-nv200 combi taxi arrived, and when I looked - they just bolted to the floor, so I'm interested in it as well
 
#6 ·
Manufacturers usually simplify things by pre-drilling and tapping the bolt down points for rear seats so check for grommets or painted over covers in the floor.

They usually look quite substantial and so are hard to miss.

If Nissan don't want you turning your cheap van into a combo then they might have not done the drill/tap.
 
#35 · (Edited)
Manufacturers usually simplify things by pre-drilling and tapping the bolt down points for rear seats so check for grommets or painted over covers in the floor.

They usually look quite substantial and so are hard to miss.

If Nissan don't want you turning your cheap van into a combo then they might have not done the drill/tap.
Nissan have not done a combo floor infact they do not seem to have an e-nv200 floor at all, there are unused rubber bungs and a cover plate which must be for the fuel tank.

It seems what I need is 2 brackets to weld to the floor supporting the long plate and three shaped plates to provide pockets on the floor for the individual brackets to sit in. Seems unlikely that Nissan will deign to sell these but that must be my first try before trying to make something. I could cut them out of a scrap van I suppose,
 
#12 ·
When I was 18 my mate had a van and just put a small sofa in back for us mates to sit in. I guess things have changed in those 30+ years :rolleyes:
 
#15 ·
I've recently done a wheelchair conversion on a standard panel van env200, sent the log book back to the dvla to notify them of changes, I've, now got Windows all round, plus 2 extra Seats (one seat plus 1 seated in a clamped wheelchair) taking total seats to 4, obviously for insurance purposes too.
Asked for the van to be changed to mpv.

Log book came back as a "van with Windows" and the seats remained as 2.

I telephoned them and explained what I actually needed, the told me to send it back in with another letter of explanation.

Anyone else had any problems with the dvla and additional seats?
 
#16 ·
Battery is actually under the front seats I think, as if you look under the van - all cargo space is empty underneath, only spare tyre
No. Not correct.

Battery starts roughly in line with the front of the seats and goes back about a meter or so. There is battery underneath the floor in the load bay.

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#17 ·
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Here is a picture of an ENV battery from a recent swap.

The connectors are at the front.

The service disconnect panel can be seen under the centre console.

The 'dip' in the middle is the chassis member between the b pillars.

The hump at the back sits behind the b pillars.

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#22 ·
Removing the battery isnt too big of an obstacle on the env. A competent garage with the right kit will have it done in 30 minutes

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#24 ·
I have the reverse issue from this thread as I am removing the rear seats.

I have removed the rear seats from my eNV200 only things remaining are the floor plate and floor anchor points that the seats hook into. Looks like the anchor points are easy enough to remove, standard bolt heads but the plate has what look like star key heads as if to prevent their removal.

Has anyone removed these and can advise me on these points:

Does removing this plate affect anything else like the battery which is beneath the car at this point?

What the right size and type of key/spanner that I need to remove these bolts? Looks like it is about 8mm in diameter.

I have attached some photos to illustrate.

I will have a complete rear seat assembly from a 40kWh env200 available as soon as this issue is sorted and a head liner as I've had a poptop fitted.
 

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#25 ·
They are called torx. I don't know what size. Halfords or similar will sell a set.

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#38 ·
We are having rear seats custom fitted soon in our new van, my Boss has found 'someone in Norfolk' who fits Mercedes Vito rear seats and can change front seats to Ford Focus. I'll let you know when I get more info...

My children will be in back seats so I'll be checking the conversion with fine tooth.

I once bought a transit connect with rear seats fitted by a professional (had conversion certificate to boot). When converting it to a day camper I took out rear seats and found they were bolted to 18mm ply floor, without even a spreader plate.

Ply was Gripfilled to original vanfloor-obviously for extra 'safety'... !
 
#39 ·
Is fitting the seats literally all that is required? What about window controls, air vents, air bags? Does the passenger version have any of those?

I guess for carrying a colleague occasionally in a work van a seat is really all that is needed but taking family on a long journey is a bit different?

Cheers.