You’re most likely ready to buy your first motor vehicle, 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 investigation you have most likely noticed that the Audi A8 of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and seems to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these Audi A8 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 guideline how to convert a 2-seater Audi A8 into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key guidelines that should 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 finalize the conversion of your Audi A8 company into a 5-seater.

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The main key steps to convert a Audi A8 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 Audi A8 company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Add the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
  • Take his Audi A8 to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a Audi A8 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will so begin our guideline on the transformation of a Audi A8 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be accomplished directly on the vehicle to be able to enable it to be recognized as a Audi A8 5-seater.

Convert its Audi A8 to 5 seaters all alone

If you want to do most of the process on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. In truth, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Audi A8 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Audi A8 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Install the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)

For all these reasons, it is less difficult to ask an approved auto mechanic who will execute these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new Audi A8 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion conducted by a professional

If you want to convert your Audi A8 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated decision. In fact, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will allow you to execute the following steps without the slightest pressure.

The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Audi A8 into 5 places

Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Audi A8 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative step.

The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s Audi A8 2 places authorized as a 5 places

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You will find below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Audi A8 converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your Audi A8, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere to all the steps fairly quickly.
  • You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
  • Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Audi A8 li>
  • Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Audi A8into 5 places

Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Audi A8 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is necessary 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 Audi A8 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

To find more tips on the Audi A8, take a look at the Audi A8 category.