You’re most 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 used car investigation you have most certainly figured out that the Vauxkhall Astra of “companies” are much cheaper to purchase and seems to be an appealing offer. However, these Vauxkhall Astra only have 2 seats and will therefore require a conversion 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 Vauxkhall Astra into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make an overview of the essential key steps that must be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Vauxkhall Astra company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Vauxkhall Astra 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 Vauxkhall Astra company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Vauxkhall Astra to the roadworthiness assessment 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 Vauxkhall Astra 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently start our content on the transformation of a Vauxkhall Astra 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the car to be able to enable it to be accepted as a Vauxkhall Astra 5-seater.
Convert its Vauxkhall Astra to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do most of the process yourself, you should know that it will be challenging. In reality, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Vauxkhall Astra easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Vauxkhall Astra into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less difficult to ask an approved technical who will execute these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Vauxkhall Astra on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the needed parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion done by a specialist
If you want to convert your Vauxkhall Astra 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the least difficult 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 allow you to conduct the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Vauxkhall Astra into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Vauxkhall Astra 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative step.
The different steps to be done in order to have one’s Vauxkhall Astra 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will learn just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Vauxkhall Astra converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Vauxkhall Astra, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to adhere to all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on an automobile.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Vauxkhall Astra li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Vauxkhall Astrainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Vauxkhall Astra 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, 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 necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Vauxkhall Astra company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any additional questions about the Vauxkhall Astra, do not hesitate to consult our Vauxkhall Astra category.
