You’re probably thinking about 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 used car search you have probably figured out that the Citroen C1 of “companies” are more affordable to buy and appears to be an interesting offer. However, these Citroen C1 only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this article how to convert a 2-seater Citroen C1 into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make an overview of the most important key steps that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be done on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Citroen C1 company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Citroen C1 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 Citroen C1 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Citroen C1 to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the automobile to convert a Citroen C1 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently begin our article on the transformation of a Citroen C1 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be accomplished straight on the automobile to be able to enable it to be established as a Citroen C1 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen C1 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. In reality, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen C1 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Citroen C1 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less difficult to ask an approved auto technician who will undertake these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still want to carry out the transformation of your new Citroen C1 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the required parts and look 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 C1 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Citroen C1 into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen C1 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative step.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Citroen C1 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will learn down below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Citroen C1 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Citroen C1, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to adhere to all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen C1 li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen C1into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Citroen C1 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 Citroen C1 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Citroen C1, go to our Citroen C1 category.
