You’re most probably ready to buy 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 search you have most probably figured out that the Volkswagen Golf of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and seems to be an interesting option. On the other hand, these Volkswagen Golf only have 2 seats and will therefore require a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this content how to convert a 2-seater Volkswagen Golf into a 5-seater , to achieve this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the main key actions that should be taken, then, we will see 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 Volkswagen Golf company into a 5-seater.
The main key actions to convert a Volkswagen Golf 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 Golf company or commercial in 5 places:
- Add the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Volkswagen Golf to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the car to convert a Volkswagen Golf 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will so begin our content on the transformation of a Volkswagen Golf 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed directly on the car in order to allow it to be established as a Volkswagen Golf 5-seater.
Convert its Volkswagen Golf to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the work on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. In fact, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Volkswagen Golf easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Volkswagen Golf into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is more convenient to ask an approved technician who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still wish to undertake the conversion of your new Volkswagen Golf on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the required parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion carried out by a professional
If you want to convert your Volkswagen Golf 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the easiest decision. In fact, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will enable you to execute the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Volkswagen Golf into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Volkswagen Golf 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative step.
The different steps to be accomplished in order to have one’s Volkswagen Golf 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will learn below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Volkswagen Golf converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Volkswagen Golf, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be crucial to stick to all the steps soon.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Volkswagen Golf li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Volkswagen Golfinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Volkswagen Golf 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 necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Volkswagen Golf company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Golf, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf category.
