You’re most likely ready to buy 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 discovered that the Kia Carens of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and seems to be an appealing offer. On the other hand, these Kia Carens 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 content page how to convert a 2-seater Kia Carens into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make an overview of the main key actions that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Kia Carens company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Kia Carens 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 Kia Carens company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Kia Carens 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 vehicle to convert a Kia Carens 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content page on the transformation of a Kia Carens 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the vehicle to be able to allow it to be established as a Kia Carens 5-seater.
Convert its Kia Carens to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do the majority of the process your self, you should know that it will be complicated. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Kia Carens easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Kia Carens into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is easier to contact an approved auto technician who will accomplish these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the transformation of your new Kia Carens 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 conducted by a specialist
If you want to convert your Kia Carens 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least complicated decision. Indeed, 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 apprehension.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Kia Carens into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Kia Carens 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative stage.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Kia Carens 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will discover below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Kia Carens converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Kia Carens, 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 vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Kia Carens li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Kia Carensinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Kia Carens 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 Kia Carens company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
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