You’re likely 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 second hand car searches you have likely discovered that the Opel Grandland X of “companies” are more affordable to buy and seems to be an interesting offer. On the other hand, these Opel Grandland X only have 2 seats and will therefore need a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this content how to convert a 2-seater Opel Grandland X into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make an overview of the most important key steps to be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be made on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Opel Grandland X company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Opel Grandland X 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 Opel Grandland X company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Opel Grandland X to the roadworthiness assessment 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 vehicle to convert a Opel Grandland X 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our content on the transformation of a Opel Grandland X 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed straight on the automobile in order to enable it to be recognized as a Opel Grandland X 5-seater.
Convert its Opel Grandland X to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Opel Grandland X 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 automobile by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Opel Grandland X into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is easier to call on an approved repair shop who will conduct these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still desire to carry out the conversion of your new Opel Grandland X on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion done by a specialist
If you want to convert your Opel Grandland X 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 let you to conduct the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps to be taken to convert a Opel Grandland X into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Opel Grandland X 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative step.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Opel Grandland X 2 places recognized 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 Opel Grandland X converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Opel Grandland X, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere to all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Opel Grandland X li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Opel Grandland Xinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Opel Grandland X 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 Opel Grandland X company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you want more guides on the Opel Grandland X, go to our Opel Grandland X category.
