You’re likely 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 likely figured out that the Honda Civic of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and appears to be an appealing offer. However, these Honda Civic only have 2 seats and will therefore need a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content page how to convert a 2-seater Honda Civic into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a summary of the main key steps that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be made on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Honda Civic company into a 5-seater.

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The main key methods to convert a Honda Civic 2-seater into a 5-seater

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Here is the list of the main lines to follow if you want to to pass your Honda Civic company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Add the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
  • Take his Honda Civic to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes checked
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Honda Civic 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will therefore commence our content page on the transformation of a Honda Civic 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done straight on the automobile in order to allow it to be accepted as a Honda Civic 5-seater.

Convert its Honda Civic to 5 seaters all alone

If you want to do a majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be difficult. In truth, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Honda Civic easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the automobile by a specialist.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Honda Civic into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)

For all these factors, it is more convenient to contact an approved repair shop who will undertake these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new Honda Civic on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the needed parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion done by a specialist

If you want to convert your Honda Civic 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated 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 allow you to execute the following steps without the slightest apprehension.

The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Honda Civic into 5 places

Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Honda Civic 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative step.

The different steps to be completed in order to have one’s Honda Civic 2 places accepted as a 5 places

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You will discover down below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Honda Civic converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your Honda Civic, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to follow all the steps as soon as possible.
  • You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
  • Take the automobile to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Honda Civic li>
  • Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Honda Civicinto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Honda Civic 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 necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Honda Civic company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

If you need more tutorials on the Honda Civic, go to our Honda Civic category.