You’re most probably 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 used car search you have most probably figured out that the Mazda 5 of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and appears to be an appealing option. On the other hand, these Mazda 5 only have 2 seats and will therefore require a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this article how to convert a 2-seater Mazda 5 into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the essential key steps to be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be made on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Mazda 5 company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Mazda 5 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 Mazda 5 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Mazda 5 to the roadworthiness assessment 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 car to convert a Mazda 5 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so begin our article on the transformation of a Mazda 5 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed directly on the car to be able to allow it to be accepted as a Mazda 5 5-seater.
Convert its Mazda 5 to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be hard to do. In fact, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Mazda 5 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Mazda 5 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Set up the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is easier to contact an approved technical who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still desire to carry out the conversion of your new Mazda 5 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the needed parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a professional
If you want to convert your Mazda 5 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. In fact, 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 perform the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Mazda 5 into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Mazda 5 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative stage.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s Mazda 5 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will find just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Mazda 5 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Mazda 5, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to stick to all the steps as soon as possible.
- 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 Mazda 5 li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Mazda 5into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Mazda 5 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 Mazda 5 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you need more guides on the Mazda 5, go to our Mazda 5 category.
