You’re likely in the instance of purchasing 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 investigation you have likely discovered that the Kia Cee D of “companies” are more affordable to buy and appears to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Kia Cee D only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this article how to convert a 2-seater Kia Cee D into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be made on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Kia Cee D company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Kia Cee D 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 Kia Cee D company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Kia Cee D to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the vehicle to convert a Kia Cee D 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so begin our article on the transformation of a Kia Cee D 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the car to be able to allow it to be recognized as a Kia Cee D 5-seater.
Convert its Kia Cee D to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do a majority of the process your self, you should know that it will be complicated. In reality, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Kia Cee D 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 car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Kia Cee D into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less complicated to contact an approved repair shop who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still desire to carry out the transformation of your new Kia Cee D on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the required parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a specialist
If you want to convert your Kia Cee D 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the simplest resolution. Obviously, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to conduct the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Kia Cee D into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Kia Cee D 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative stage.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Kia Cee D 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will discover just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Kia Cee D converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Kia Cee D, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Kia Cee D li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Kia Cee Dinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Kia Cee D 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is necessary 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 Cee D company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Kia Cee D, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Cee D category.
