You’re likely 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 likely realized that the seat leon of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and appears to be an interesting option. However, these seat leon only have 2 seats and will therefore need a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater seat leon into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a summary of the most important key actions 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 seat leon company into a 5-seater.

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The main key methods to convert a seat leon 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 leon company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
  • Take his seat leon 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 vehicle to convert a seat leon 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will so start our guideline on the transformation of a seat leon 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted directly on the automobile to be able to allow it to be recognized as a seat leon 5-seater.

Convert its seat leon to 5 seaters alone

If you want to do most of the process your self, you should know that it will be challenging. In fact, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial seat leon easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the automobile by a professional.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your seat leon into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Set up the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)

For all these reasons, it is much easier to call on an approved auto technician who will perform these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s standards.
If you still want to undertake the transformation of your new seat leon on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion performed by a professional

If you want to convert your seat leon 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated decision. In fact, 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 conduct the following steps without the slightest pressure.

The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a seat leon into 5 places

Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a seat leon 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative stage.

The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s seat leon 2 places authorized as a 5 places

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You will learn down below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your seat leon converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes made on your seat leon, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to follow all the steps fairly quickly.
  • You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
  • Take the automobile to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your seat leon li>
  • Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a seat leoninto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a seat leon 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 leon company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

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