You’re almost certainly thinking about 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 investigation you have almost certainly discovered that the seat altea of “companies” are much cheaper to purchase and seems to be an interesting option. However, these seat altea only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this article how to convert a 2-seater seat altea into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key guidelines that must be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be made on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your seat altea company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a seat altea 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 seat altea company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his seat altea to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes checked
- 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 seat altea 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore start our article on the transformation of a seat altea 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be carried out straight on the automobile to be able to allow it to be established as a seat altea 5-seater.
Convert its seat altea to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do most of the process your self, you should know that it will be difficult. In reality, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial seat altea 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 automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your seat altea into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is less difficult to ask an approved repair shop who will perform these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to undertake the transformation of your new seat altea on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a professional
If you want to convert your seat altea 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. Indeed, 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 perform the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a seat altea into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a seat altea 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative step.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s seat altea 2 places accepted 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 seat altea converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your seat altea, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to stick 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 confirm to the change in the number of seats in your seat altea li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a seat alteainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a seat altea 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your seat altea company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
In the event that you have any further questions about the seat altea, do not hesitate to consult our seat altea category.
