You’re almost certainly in the instance of purchasing 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 investigation you have almost certainly discovered that the Opel Vectra of “companies” are much less expensive to purchase and seems to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Opel Vectra 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 Vectra into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key steps that must 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 Opel Vectra company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Opel Vectra 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 Opel Vectra company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Opel Vectra to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the vehicle to convert a Opel Vectra 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content on the transformation of a Opel Vectra 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be carried out directly on the vehicle to be able to allow it to be recognized as a Opel Vectra 5-seater.
Convert its Opel Vectra to 5 seaters alone
If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be difficult. In reality, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Opel Vectra easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the vehicle by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Opel Vectra into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these aspects, it is more convenient to contact an approved repair shop who will accomplish these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Opel Vectra on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the required parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a specialist
If you want to convert your Opel Vectra 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the easiest decision. Surely, 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 conduct the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Opel Vectra into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Opel Vectra 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 Opel Vectra 2 places recognized 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 Opel Vectra converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Opel Vectra, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to follow all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Opel Vectra li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Opel Vectrainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Opel Vectra 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 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 Vectra company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any further questions about the Opel Vectra, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Vectra category.
