You’re most 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 search you have most probably noticed that the Citroen Saxo of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and seems to be an appealing option. However, these Citroen Saxo only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Citroen Saxo into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key steps to 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 Saxo company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Citroen Saxo 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 Saxo company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Citroen Saxo to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes checked
- 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 Saxo 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently begin our guideline on the transformation of a Citroen Saxo 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done directly on the automobile in order to allow it to be established as a Citroen Saxo 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen Saxo to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do a majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be complicated. In fact, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen Saxo easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- 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 Saxo into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is more convenient to contact an approved auto mechanic who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still want to carry out the conversion of your new Citroen Saxo on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the required 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 Saxo 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest resolution. 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 let you to perform the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Citroen Saxo into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen Saxo 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be accomplished in order to have one’s Citroen Saxo 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will discover down below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Citroen Saxo converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Citroen Saxo, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen Saxo li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen Saxointo 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Citroen Saxo 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 Saxo company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Citroen Saxo, go to our Citroen Saxo category.
