You’re most 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 most likely realized that the Honda CR V of “companies” are less expensive to purchase and seems to be an interesting offer. However, these Honda CR V 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 guideline how to convert a 2-seater Honda CR V into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key steps that must be taken, then, we will discover 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 Honda CR V company into a 5-seater.

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The main key steps to convert a Honda CR V 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 CR V company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
  • Take his Honda CR V to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Honda CR V 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will consequently start our guideline on the transformation of a Honda CR V 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done directly on the car in order to enable it to be recognized as a Honda CR V 5-seater.

Convert its Honda CR V to 5 seaters without help

If you want to do the majority of the process yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. In fact, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Honda CR V 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 specialist.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Honda CR V into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)

For all these reasons, it is easier to contact an approved auto technician who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to carry out the conversion of your new Honda CR V on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion done by a specialist

If you want to convert your Honda CR V 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the easiest decision. Surely, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will allow you to accomplish the following steps without the slightest apprehension.

The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Honda CR V into 5 places

Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Honda CR V 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative action.

The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Honda CR V 2 places accepted as a 5 places

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You will learn just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Honda CR V converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes done on your Honda CR V, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to stick to all the steps fairly 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 Honda CR V li>
  • Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Honda CR Vinto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Honda CR V 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 CR V company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

If you want more guides on the Honda CR V, go to our Honda CR V category.