You’re most likely 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 likely realized that the BMW X4 of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these BMW X4 only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this content how to convert a 2-seater BMW X4 into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a summary of the main key steps to be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be made on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your BMW X4 company into a 5-seater.

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The main key methods to convert a BMW X4 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 X4 company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Install the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
  • Take his BMW X4 to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes validated
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be made on the vehicle to convert a BMW X4 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will so start our content on the transformation of a BMW X4 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the car to be able to allow it to be accepted as a BMW X4 5-seater.

Convert its BMW X4 to 5 seaters all alone

If you want to do a majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. In reality, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial BMW X4 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your BMW X4 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Set up the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)

For all these factors, it is less difficult to call on an approved repair shop who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to carry out the conversion of your new BMW X4 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion done by a professional

If you want to convert your BMW X4 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest decision. Surely, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will allow you to perform the following steps without the slightest pressure.

The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a BMW X4 into 5 places

Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a BMW X4 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative action.

The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s BMW X4 2 places approved as a 5 places

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You will learn just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your BMW X4 converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your BMW X4, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to follow all the steps fairly quickly.
  • You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
  • Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your BMW X4 li>
  • Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a BMW X4into 5 places

Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a BMW X4 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is required 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 X4 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

If you want more guides on the BMW X4, go to our BMW X4 category.