📥 1. Extract the Original GTA V Vehicle Files

To begin, you'll need to extract the car files from your GTA V game. Use OpenIV and navigate to the correct .rpf archive, usually located in:

GTA V > update > x64 > dlcpacks > [vehicle_name] > dlc.rpf

Export the following required files:

• vehicles.meta
• carvariations.meta
• handling.meta
• carcols.meta (if available)
• .yft, .ytd, and _hi.yft from the model folder

Put them all into a folder named after your car.

🛠 2. Create the Resource Structure

Now convert it into a FiveM-friendly format:

[car_name]
├── stream
│   ├── model.yft
│   ├── model_hi.yft
│   └── model.ytd
├── data
│   ├── vehicles.meta
│   ├── handling.meta
│   ├── carcols.meta
│   └── carvariations.meta
├── fxmanifest.lua
      

📄 3. Write the fxmanifest.lua File

Inside your vehicle folder, create a new file named fxmanifest.lua with the following content:

fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'

files {
    'data/vehicles.meta',
    'data/handling.meta',
    'data/carvariations.meta',
    'data/carcols.meta',
}

data_file 'HANDLING_FILE' 'data/handling.meta'
data_file 'VEHICLE_METADATA_FILE' 'data/vehicles.meta'
data_file 'VEHICLE_VARIATION_FILE' 'data/carvariations.meta'
data_file 'CARCOLS_FILE' 'data/carcols.meta'

client_script 'vehicle_names.lua'
      

Optional: Create a vehicle_names.lua to add display names.

📂 4. Test the Vehicle in FiveM

1. Drag the folder into your server’s resources directory.
2. Add ensure [car_folder_name] to your server.cfg.
3. Start the server and spawn the vehicle using the model name from vehicles.meta.

✅ Conclusion

That's it! You’ve successfully converted a GTA V car for FiveM usage. This process allows you to take any vehicle mod and use it as an add-on car in your FiveM server. If you encounter issues like missing textures or crashing, double-check the meta files and make sure all model files are in the stream folder.

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