You’re most probably thinking about 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 search you have most probably noticed that the Volkswagen Transporter of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and appears to be an interesting offer. On the other hand, these Volkswagen Transporter only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation 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 Volkswagen Transporter into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key steps that should be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the automobile, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Volkswagen Transporter company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Volkswagen Transporter 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 Volkswagen Transporter company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
- Take his Volkswagen Transporter to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes validated
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the automobile to convert a Volkswagen Transporter 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our guideline on the transformation of a Volkswagen Transporter 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be performed directly on the automobile in order to enable it to be recognized as a Volkswagen Transporter 5-seater.
Convert its Volkswagen Transporter to 5 seaters without help
If you want to do the majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be difficult. In reality, the producers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Volkswagen Transporter easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the automobile by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Volkswagen Transporter into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is more convenient to call on an approved repair shop who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to undertake the conversion of your new Volkswagen Transporter on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the needed parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a professional
If you want to convert your Volkswagen Transporter 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the simplest resolution. Indeed, 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 adopted to convert a Volkswagen Transporter into 5 places
Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Volkswagen Transporter 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative step.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Volkswagen Transporter 2 places authorized as a 5 places
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You will discover down below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Volkswagen Transporter converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Volkswagen Transporter, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be essential to follow all the steps fairly quickly.
- You have to bring the automobile to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the automobile to the mine so that they can attest to the change in the number of seats in your Volkswagen Transporter li>
- Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Volkswagen Transporterinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the price that the passage of a Volkswagen Transporter 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, 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 Volkswagen Transporter company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Transporter, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Transporter category.
