You’re most certainly in the instance of purchasing 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 most certainly noticed that the GMC Sierra of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these GMC Sierra only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content page how to convert a 2-seater GMC Sierra into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make an overview of the main key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your GMC Sierra company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a GMC Sierra 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 GMC Sierra company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his GMC Sierra to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a GMC Sierra 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content page on the transformation of a GMC Sierra 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done directly on the car to be able to enable it to be accepted as a GMC Sierra 5-seater.
Convert its GMC Sierra 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 truth, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial GMC Sierra easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your GMC Sierra into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is less difficult to contact an approved repair shop who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still desire to undertake the conversion of your new GMC Sierra on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a professional
If you want to convert your GMC Sierra 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest decision. In fact, 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a GMC Sierra into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a GMC Sierra 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative step.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s GMC Sierra 2 places authorized 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 GMC Sierra converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your GMC Sierra, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to follow all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your GMC Sierra li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a GMC Sierrainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a GMC Sierra 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 GMC Sierra company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you want more guides on the GMC Sierra, go to our GMC Sierra category.
