You’re probably 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 used car searches you have probably figured out that the skoda octavia of “companies” are less expensive to buy and seems to be an interesting option. However, these skoda octavia only have 2 seats and will therefore require a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content how to convert a 2-seater skoda octavia into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make an overview of the essential key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your skoda octavia company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a skoda octavia 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 skoda octavia company or commercial in 5 places:
- Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his skoda octavia to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the vehicle to convert a skoda octavia 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore commence our content on the transformation of a skoda octavia 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed straight on the automobile in order to enable it to be accepted as a skoda octavia 5-seater.
Convert its skoda octavia to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the process on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the car companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial skoda octavia easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your skoda octavia into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less complicated to ask an approved technician who will execute these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still wish to carry out the transformation of your new skoda octavia on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the necessary parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a professional
If you want to convert your skoda octavia 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult resolution. In truth, 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 accomplish the following steps without the slightest apprehension.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a skoda octavia into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a skoda octavia 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative stage.
The different steps to be conducted in order to have one’s skoda octavia 2 places approved as a 5 places
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You will find below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your skoda octavia converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your skoda octavia, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to adhere to all the steps as soon as possible.
- 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 skoda octavia li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a skoda octaviainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a skoda octavia 2 seats to 5 seats can be, 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 skoda octavia company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any further questions about the skoda octavia, do not hesitate to consult our skoda octavia category.
