You’re almost certainly ready to buy 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 used car investigation you have almost certainly discovered that the Mercedes Gla of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and appears to be an appealing option. However, these Mercedes Gla only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Mercedes Gla into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a summary of the main key steps 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 finalize the conversion of your Mercedes Gla company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Mercedes Gla 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 Mercedes Gla company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Mercedes Gla to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a Mercedes Gla 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so start our guideline on the transformation of a Mercedes Gla 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the car to be able to allow it to be established as a Mercedes Gla 5-seater.
Convert its Mercedes Gla to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do the majority of the work your self, you should know that it will be complicated. In truth, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Mercedes Gla easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Mercedes Gla into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is less difficult to call on an approved technician who will execute these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still desire to undertake the conversion of your new Mercedes Gla on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the needed parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Mercedes Gla 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. In reality, 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Mercedes Gla into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Mercedes Gla 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 Mercedes Gla 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will learn below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Mercedes Gla converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Mercedes Gla, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to adhere to all the steps quickly.
- 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 attest to the change in the number of seats in your Mercedes Gla li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Mercedes Glainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Mercedes Gla 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Mercedes Gla company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any further questions about the Mercedes Gla, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Gla category.
