You’re most likely ready to buy your first car, or, you want to buy a new car but you don’t really know which model to go for. While doing your second hand car search you have most likely discovered that the Acura ILX of “companies” are much cheaper to buy and seems to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Acura ILX only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this article how to convert a 2-seater Acura ILX into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the essential key steps that must be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be made on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Acura ILX company into a 5-seater.

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The main key actions to convert a Acura ILX 2-seater into a 5-seater

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Here is the list of the main lines to respect if you want to to pass your Acura ILX company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
  • Take his Acura ILX to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes checked
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a Acura ILX 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will therefore start our article on the transformation of a Acura ILX 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted straight on the vehicle in order to allow it to be established as a Acura ILX 5-seater.

Convert its Acura ILX to 5 seaters without help

If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. In reality, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Acura ILX easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Acura ILX into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)

For all these explanations, it is less complicated to ask an approved auto technician who will perform these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Acura ILX on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the required parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion performed by a professional

If you want to convert your Acura ILX 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest decision. In fact, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest apprehension.

The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Acura ILX into 5 places

Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Acura ILX 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative action.

The different steps to be completed in order to have one’s Acura ILX 2 places accepted as a 5 places

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You will discover below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Acura ILX converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your Acura ILX, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to follow all the steps as soon as possible.
  • You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
  • Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Acura ILX li>
  • Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Acura ILXinto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Acura ILX 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is important to know that a kit seats plus installation will cost you at a dealer on average 2500 to 3500 euros and that it is necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Acura ILX company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

If you need more guides on the Acura ILX, go to our Acura ILX category.