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 second-hand car searches you have probably realized that the Citroen C5 of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. Nevertheless, these Citroen C5 only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content how to convert a 2-seater Citroen C5 into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a brief explanation of the most important 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 finalize the conversion of your Citroen C5 company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Citroen C5 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 C5 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Citroen C5 to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes validated
- 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 C5 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently begin our content on the transformation of a Citroen C5 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted straight on the vehicle to be able to allow it to be accepted as a Citroen C5 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen C5 to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do a majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be complicated. In reality, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen C5 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Citroen C5 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is easier to ask an approved technician who will accomplish these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Citroen C5 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Citroen C5 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. In reality, 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 carry out the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Citroen C5 into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen C5 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative action.
The different steps to be done in order to have one’s Citroen C5 2 places recognized 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 C5 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Citroen C5, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere to all the steps as soon as possible.
- 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 attest to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen C5 li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen C5into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Citroen C5 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 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 C5 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Citroen C5, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C5 category.
