What do you need to know for fitting out your utility vehicle with the Optima System?

Many professionals opt for the development of their car in order to have a functional utility for their daily needs. The layout of their van allows them to have a mobile workshop, always available and organized according to their own way of working.

Before embarking on a utility development project, what do you need to know to work on your professional car successfully?

Van development: prepare your project according to your car

A development project must be done according to his professional needs and the type of car that is concerned. Indeed, the interior of the passenger compartment of the utility is fitted out with drawers, cabinets to caissons allowing you to organize the space to meet your professional needs. In this context, the storage elements must be adapted to all the main car manufacturers, in order to ensure a high level of performance and safety.

THEinterior layout of utilities consists in transforming a professional car into a real traveling workshop. It is therefore necessary to set up, with the help of a professional, a plan of organization of the passenger compartment which includes all the accessories necessary to carry out its professional activity: storage cases, lockers, floors or internal trim, electrical network, safety straps, etc. It is then possible to create work areas (workbenches, wall storage for tools, hand washing station, etc.) as well as spaces specific to convey the excellence of its professional brand image : counter, easy-care cladding, etc.

The fitting out of a van also concerns its exterior storage units : roof bars or loading ramps for example. Here too, it is crucial that the material is adapted to the type of car: weights, widths, fastening elements, etc.

Car development: turn to a utility expert

What is important is to work with a professional car and van upfitting. These companies generally offer their clients a free estimate, produced by one of their specialized advisers. During an initial analysis of their clients' needs, these professionals assess their expectations, their work habits, the technical characteristics of the car and their budget in order to set up a unique and personalized layout plan.

They then offer tailor-made solutions capable ofoptimize the interior space of the car, to increase the loading capacity of a utility vehicle and to obtain a vehicle that is perfectly tidy and practical to use.

It is also necessary to ensure that the storage elements have been crash-tested with regard to European road safety standards and to check with the adviser that the addition of accessories does not increase the final weight of the vehicle unduly (at the risk of jeopardize the safety of the driver, passenger and other road users). In addition, we recommend favoring aluminum car fittings, in order to take advantage of a very resistant and light material.

Know that it is possible to order your utility storage items online and have them fitted at a fitting centre. Of course, it is quite possible to ask your own furnishing accessories.

For more information, contact a specialist advisor in Optima System utility and business car fittings.