{"id":21598,"date":"2026-06-08T11:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-cars-fivem\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:46:24","slug":"how-to-convert-cars-fivem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-cars-fivem\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert & Add Cars to FiveM (Add-on vs Replace)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most custom cars you find are made for single-player GTA V as “replace” mods. To use them properly on a FiveM server, you usually want them as add-on<\/strong> vehicles. This guide covers how to convert and add cars to FiveM the right way.<\/p>\n

Add-on vs replace (why convert)<\/h2>\n

A replace<\/strong> car overwrites a base-game model \u2014 you lose the original and risk conflicts. An add-on<\/strong> car is a brand-new vehicle with its own spawn name, sitting alongside the base cars. Add-on is the correct approach for servers, so converting a replace car to add-on is a common task. Many cars are also sold “FiveM-ready” as add-ons already \u2014 those just need installing.<\/p>\n

Installing a FiveM-ready add-on car<\/h2>\n
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  1. Place the vehicle resource in your resources<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n
  2. Confirm its fxmanifest.lua<\/code> streams the model files (.yft<\/code>, .ytd<\/code>) and references the metas (vehicles.meta, carcols.meta, carvariations.meta, handling.meta).<\/li>\n
  3. ensure<\/code> it in your server.cfg<\/a> and spawn it by its model name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Converting a replace car to add-on<\/h2>\n

    If you only have a replace car, the conversion means giving it a unique identity:<\/p>\n