You’re likely thinking about 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 searches you have likely figured out that the Kia Xceed of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and appears to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Kia Xceed only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a conversion 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 Kia Xceed into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a summary of the essential key actions to be taken, then, we will find out 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 Xceed company into a 5-seater.
The main key guidelines to convert a Kia Xceed 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 Xceed company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Kia Xceed to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Kia Xceed 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our content page on the transformation of a Kia Xceed 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be accomplished directly on the car to be able to enable it to be accepted as a Kia Xceed 5-seater.
Convert its Kia Xceed to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do the majority of the process yourself, you should know that it will be complicated. Indeed, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Kia Xceed easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Kia Xceed into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less complicated to ask an approved auto mechanic who will perform these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still want to carry out the transformation of your new Kia Xceed on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to get the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a specialist
If you want to convert your Kia Xceed 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the simplest decision. 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 execute the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Kia Xceed into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Kia Xceed 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative action.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Kia Xceed 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will find below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Kia Xceed converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Kia Xceed, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to follow all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Kia Xceed li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Kia Xceedinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Kia Xceed 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, 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 Kia Xceed company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Kia Xceed, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Xceed category.
