You’re most certainly in the instance of purchasing 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 certainly figured out that the BMW X1 of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and seems to be an interesting offer. On the other hand, these BMW X1 only have 2 seats and will therefore need a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content how to convert a 2-seater BMW X1 into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the essential key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will see 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 BMW X1 company into a 5-seater.

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The main key guidelines to convert a BMW X1 2-seater into a 5-seater

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Here is the list of the main lines to follow if you want to to pass your BMW X1 company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Add the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Get the certificate of conformity from the company
  • Take his BMW X1 to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes checked
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a BMW X1 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will so start our content on the transformation of a BMW X1 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the vehicle to be able to enable it to be established as a BMW X1 5-seater.

Convert its BMW X1 to 5 seaters all alone

If you want to do most of the process on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. In fact, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial BMW X1 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your BMW X1 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Set up the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)

For all these aspects, it is much easier to call on an approved auto technician who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new BMW X1 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the needed parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion achieved by a professional

If you want to convert your BMW X1 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the simplest resolution. 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 let you to perform the following steps without the slightest stress.

The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a BMW X1 into 5 places

Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a BMW X1 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative stage.

The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s BMW X1 2 places accepted as a 5 places

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You will learn below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your BMW X1 converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your BMW X1, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps soon.
  • 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 confirm to the change in the number of seats in your BMW X1 li>
  • Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a BMW X1into 5 places

Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a BMW X1 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your BMW X1 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

To get more tips on the BMW X1, take a look at the BMW X1 category.