You’re most certainly 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 search you have most certainly realized that the Citroen Berlingo of “companies” are more affordable to buy and appears to be an interesting offer. On the other hand, these Citroen Berlingo only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content how to convert a 2-seater Citroen Berlingo into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the main key actions to be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Citroen Berlingo company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Citroen Berlingo 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 Citroen Berlingo company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Citroen Berlingo to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Citroen Berlingo 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently commence our content on the transformation of a Citroen Berlingo 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted directly on the car to be able to enable it to be accepted as a Citroen Berlingo 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen Berlingo to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do a majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. Indeed, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen Berlingo easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Citroen Berlingo into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is less complicated to contact an approved auto mechanic who will conduct these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the transformation of your new Citroen Berlingo on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the required parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a professional
If you want to convert your Citroen Berlingo 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. In truth, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Citroen Berlingo into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen Berlingo 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative action.
The different steps to be done in order to have one’s Citroen Berlingo 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 Citroen Berlingo converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Citroen Berlingo, 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 car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen Berlingo li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen Berlingointo 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Citroen Berlingo 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 Citroen Berlingo company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any further questions about the Citroen Berlingo, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Berlingo category.
