You’re almost certainly 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 second hand car searches you have almost certainly noticed that the Subaru Outback of “companies” are much cheaper to purchase and seems to be an appealing offer. Nevertheless, these Subaru Outback only have 2 seats and will therefore necessitate a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Subaru Outback into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a summary of the most important key actions that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Subaru Outback company into a 5-seater.

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The main key steps to convert a Subaru Outback 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 Subaru Outback company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Put in the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
  • Take his Subaru Outback to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Subaru Outback 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will so begin our guideline on the transformation of a Subaru Outback 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be conducted straight on the vehicle in order to enable it to be accepted as a Subaru Outback 5-seater.

Convert its Subaru Outback to 5 seaters all alone

If you want to do most of the process yourself, you should know that it will be difficult. Indeed, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Subaru Outback easy only for the manufacturers, here are the motives:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a specialist.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Subaru Outback into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Put in the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)

For all these factors, it is less complicated to ask an approved auto mechanic who will conduct these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still want to carry out the conversion of your new Subaru Outback on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the needed parts and search for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion done by a specialist

If you want to convert your Subaru Outback 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 execute the following steps without the slightest apprehension.

The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Subaru Outback into 5 places

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

The different steps to be done in order to have one’s Subaru Outback 2 places recognized as a 5 places

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You will discover just below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Subaru Outback converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes done on your Subaru Outback, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to follow all the steps soon.
  • You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
  • Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Subaru Outback li>
  • Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Subaru Outbackinto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Subaru Outback 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is important 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 Subaru Outback company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Subaru Outback, do not hesitate to consult our Subaru Outback category.