You’re almost certainly 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 almost certainly discovered that the Volvo V60 of “companies” are much less expensive to buy and seems to be an appealing option. Nevertheless, these Volvo V60 only have 2 seats and will therefore need 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 Volvo V60 into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the main key steps to be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be made on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Volvo V60 company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Volvo V60 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 Volvo V60 company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Volvo V60 to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the vehicle to convert a Volvo V60 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore begin our content on the transformation of a Volvo V60 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be done straight on the vehicle to be able to enable it to be established as a Volvo V60 5-seater.
Convert its Volvo V60 to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do the majority of the work yourself, you should know that it will be complicated. In truth, the companies make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Volvo V60 easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will need a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Volvo V60 into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Fit the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is less difficult to contact an approved auto mechanic who will undertake these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to undertake the conversion of your new Volvo V60 on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to find the needed parts and look for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion conducted by a professional
If you want to convert your Volvo V60 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated resolution. Surely, 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 carry out the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that should be taken to convert a Volvo V60 into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Volvo V60 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now take on the administrative stage.
The different steps to be executed in order to have one’s Volvo V60 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will discover below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Volvo V60 converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Volvo V60, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to follow all the steps fairly quickly.
- 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 confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Volvo V60 li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Volvo V60into 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the cost that the passage of a Volvo V60 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 crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Volvo V60 company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If you have any further questions about the Volvo V60, do not hesitate to consult our Volvo V60 category.
