You’re likely in the instance of purchasing 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 investigation you have likely noticed that the Volkswagen Atlas of “companies” are much cheaper to buy and appears to be an interesting offer. However, these Volkswagen Atlas only have 2 seats and will therefore require a conversion to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this guideline how to convert a 2-seater Volkswagen Atlas into a 5-seater , to get this done, first, we will make a brief explanation of the most important key guidelines that should be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be done on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Volkswagen Atlas company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Volkswagen Atlas 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 Volkswagen Atlas company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Volkswagen Atlas to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Notify your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Volkswagen Atlas 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so start our guideline on the transformation of a Volkswagen Atlas 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done directly on the vehicle in order to enable it to be established as a Volkswagen Atlas 5-seater.
Convert its Volkswagen Atlas to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be difficult. In fact, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Volkswagen Atlas 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 vehicle by a specialist.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Volkswagen Atlas into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as outlined by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these factors, it is much easier to contact an approved auto technician who will carry out these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s criteria.
If you still desire to undertake the conversion of your new Volkswagen Atlas on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the necessary parts and look for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a specialist
If you want to convert your Volkswagen Atlas 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the easiest decision. 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 conduct the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Volkswagen Atlas into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Volkswagen Atlas 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative step.
The different steps to be accomplished in order to have one’s Volkswagen Atlas 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will discover down below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Volkswagen Atlas converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Volkswagen Atlas, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to adhere to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Volkswagen Atlas li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Volkswagen Atlasinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Volkswagen Atlas 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Volkswagen Atlas company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you wish more guides on the Volkswagen Atlas, go to our Volkswagen Atlas category.
