You’re almost certainly ready to buy your first car, 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 almost certainly figured out that the Citroen Xsara of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and seems to be an interesting offer. However, these Citroen Xsara only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this article how to convert a 2-seater Citroen Xsara into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make an overview of the most important key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will discover 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 Xsara company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Citroen Xsara 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 Xsara company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Citroen Xsara to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Citroen Xsara 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently begin our article on the transformation of a Citroen Xsara 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the car in order to allow it to be accepted as a Citroen Xsara 5-seater.
Convert its Citroen Xsara to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be complicated. In fact, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Citroen Xsara easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Citroen Xsara into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is much easier to contact an approved repair shop who will accomplish these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still desire to undertake the conversion of your new Citroen Xsara on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the needed parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a specialist
If you want to convert your Citroen Xsara 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated decision. In truth, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to perform the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Citroen Xsara into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Citroen Xsara 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative action.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s Citroen Xsara 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will find below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Citroen Xsara converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Citroen Xsara, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to adhere to all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Citroen Xsara li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Citroen Xsarainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Citroen Xsara 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is important 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 Xsara company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Citroen Xsara, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Xsara category.
