You’re most probably 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 probably realized that the Citroen C15 of “companies” are less expensive to buy and seems to be an interesting offer. However, these Citroen C15 only have 2 seats and will therefore need a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this article how to convert a 2-seater Citroen C15 into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the most important key guidelines that must 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 complete the conversion of your Citroen C15 company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Citroen C15 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 C15 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Citroen C15 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 made on the car to convert a Citroen C15 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently commence our article on the transformation of a Citroen C15 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the car in order to enable it to be established as a Citroen C15 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen C15 to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be hard to do. Indeed, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen C15 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 specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Citroen C15 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is much easier to ask an approved auto mechanic who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still wish to carry out the conversion of your new Citroen C15 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a specialist
If you want to convert your Citroen C15 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated decision. In reality, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to conduct the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Citroen C15 into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen C15 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Citroen C15 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will find down below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Citroen C15 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Citroen C15, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to adhere to all the steps as soon as possible.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen C15 li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen C15into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Citroen C15 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 Citroen C15 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Citroen C15, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C15 category.
