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 search you have most likely noticed that the Nissan Altima of “companies” are more affordable to buy and seems to be an appealing option. However, these Nissan Altima 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 guideline how to convert a 2-seater Nissan Altima into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a summary of the most important key guidelines to be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be made on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Nissan Altima company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Nissan Altima 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 Nissan Altima company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Nissan Altima to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Nissan Altima 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so start our guideline on the transformation of a Nissan Altima 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done straight on the vehicle in order to allow it to be accepted as a Nissan Altima 5-seater.
Convert its Nissan Altima to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do a majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Nissan Altima easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the vehicle by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Nissan Altima into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is more convenient to call on an approved repair shop who will perform these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to carry out the transformation of your new Nissan Altima on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the needed parts and look for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion done by a specialist
If you want to convert your Nissan Altima 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the easiest resolution. Indeed, 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 carry out the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Nissan Altima into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Nissan Altima 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative action.
The different steps to be carried out in order to have one’s Nissan Altima 2 places approved 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 Nissan Altima converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Nissan Altima, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to adhere 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 car.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Nissan Altima li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Nissan Altimainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Nissan Altima 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 Nissan Altima company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Nissan Altima, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Altima category.
