I am using Emergency Lighting System 1.05

My POLICE2 "slot" needs a police car, but most of the time I like police cars that use the POLICE slot, and I find those easier to find. I want to use a cop car that uses "POLICE" to work as "POLICE2" instead, what will I need to do? I dont like or have a hard time finding a cop car that uses the POLICE2 slot. 

Edited February 16, 20188 yr by SnoozePC

You need to change the names of the ytd, and both yft file's  (keeping the _hi on the one yft)

You also need to edit the carvaiations and Vehicles meta for these file to reflect the new model name Police2 For example,

This Vehicle meta needs these lines in bold changed.

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        <Item>
      <modelName>POLICE</modelName>
      <txdName>POLICE</txdName>
      <handlingId>POLICE</handlingId>
      <gameName>POLICE</gameName>
      <vehicleMakeName />
      <expressionDictName>null</expressionDictName>
      <expressionName>null</expressionName>
      <animConvRoofDictName>null</animConvRoofDictName>
      <animConvRoofName>null</animConvRoofName>
      <animConvRoofWindowsAffected />
      <ptfxAssetName>null</ptfxAssetName>
      <audioNameHash />
      <layout>LAYOUT_STD_EXITFIXUP</layout>
      <coverBoundOffsets>POLICE3_COVER_OFFSET_INFO</coverBoundOffsets>
      <explosionInfo>EXPLOSION_INFO_DEFAULT</explosionInfo>
      <scenarioLayout />
      <cameraName>DEFAULT_FOLLOW_VEHICLE_CAMERA</cameraName>
      <aimCameraName>MID_BOX_VEHICLE_AIM_CAMERA</aimCameraName>
      <bonnetCameraName>VEHICLE_BONNET_CAMERA_MID_NEAR</bonnetCameraName>
      <povCameraName>DEFAULT_POV_CAMERA</povCameraName>
      <FirstPersonDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="-0.020000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByIKOffset x="0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByPassengerIKOffset x="-0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearLeftIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearRightIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightRearPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneOffset x="0.130000" y="0.275000" z="0.530000" />
      <FirstPersonPassengerMobilePhoneOffset x="0.136000" y="0.223000" z="0.425000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="2" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="3" />
        </Item>
      </FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset> 
      <PovCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.175000" z="0.675000" />
      <PovCameraVerticalAdjustmentForRollCage value="0.000000" />
      <PovPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <PovRearPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <vfxInfoName>VFXVEHICLEINFO_CAR_GENERIC</vfxInfoName>
      <shouldUseCinematicViewMode value="true" />
      <shouldCameraTransitionOnClimbUpDown value="false" />
      <shouldCameraIgnoreExiting value="false" />
      <AllowPretendOccupants value="true" />
      <AllowJoyriding value="false" />
      <AllowSundayDriving value="false" />
      <AllowBodyColorMapping value="false" />
      <wheelScale value="0.244000" />
      <wheelScaleRear value="0.244000" />
      <dirtLevelMin value="0.000000" />
      <dirtLevelMax value="0.300000" />
      <envEffScaleMin value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax value="1.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMin2 value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax2 value="1.000000" />
      <damageMapScale value="0.600000" />
      <damageOffsetScale value="1.000000" />
      <diffuseTint value="0x00FFFFFF" />
      <steerWheelMult value="1.000000" />
      <HDTextureDist value="5.000000" />
      <lodDistances content="float_array">
        15.000000
        30.000000
        70.000000
        140.000000
        500.000000
        500.000000
      </lodDistances>
      <minSeatHeight value="0.83" />
      <identicalModelSpawnDistance value="20" />
      <maxNumOfSameColor value="10" />
      <defaultBodyHealth value="1000.000000" />
      <pretendOccupantsScale value="1.000000" />
      <visibleSpawnDistScale value="1.000000" />
      <trackerPathWidth value="2.000000" />
      <weaponForceMult value="1.000000" />
      <frequency value="100" />
      <swankness>SWANKNESS_0</swankness>
      <maxNum value="2" />
      <flags>FLAG_HAS_LIVERY FLAG_EXTRAS_ALL FLAG_LAW_ENFORCEMENT FLAG_EMERGENCY_SERVICE FLAG_NO_RESPRAY FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_IN_CARGEN FLAG_HAS_INTERIOR_EXTRAS FLAG_REPORT_CRIME_IF_STANDING_ON</flags>
      <type>VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR</type>
      <plateType>VPT_BACK_PLATES</plateType>
      <dashboardType>VDT_GENTAXI</dashboardType>
      <vehicleClass>VC_EMERGENCY</vehicleClass>
      <wheelType>VWT_SPORT</wheelType>
      <trailers />
      <additionalTrailers />
      <drivers>
        <Item>
          <driverName>S_M_Y_Cop_01</driverName>
          <npcName />
        </Item>
      </drivers>
      <extraIncludes />
      <doorsWithCollisionWhenClosed />
      <driveableDoors />
      <bumpersNeedToCollideWithMap value="false" />
      <needsRopeTexture value="false" />
      <requiredExtras />
      <rewards>
        <Item>REWARD_WEAPON_PUMPSHOTGUN</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_AMMO_PUMPSHOTGUN_ENTER_VEHICLE</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_STAT_WEAPON</Item>
      </rewards>
      <cinematicPartCamera>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
      </cinematicPartCamera>
      <NmBraceOverrideSet />
      <buoyancySphereOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <buoyancySphereSizeScale value="1.000000" />
      <pOverrideRagdollThreshold type="NULL" />
      <firstPersonDrivebyData>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_RIGHT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_RIGHT</Item>
      </firstPersonDrivebyData>
    </Item>

It will look something like this. 
 

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 <Item>
      <modelName>POLICE2</modelName>
      <txdName>POLICE2</txdName>
      <handlingId>POLICE</handlingId>
      <gameName>POLICE</gameName>
      <vehicleMakeName />
      <expressionDictName>null</expressionDictName>
      <expressionName>null</expressionName>
      <animConvRoofDictName>null</animConvRoofDictName>
      <animConvRoofName>null</animConvRoofName>
      <animConvRoofWindowsAffected />
      <ptfxAssetName>null</ptfxAssetName>
      <audioNameHash>POLICE</audioNameHash>
      <layout>LAYOUT_STD_EXITFIXUP</layout>
      <coverBoundOffsets>POLICE3_COVER_OFFSET_INFO</coverBoundOffsets>
      <explosionInfo>EXPLOSION_INFO_DEFAULT</explosionInfo>
      <scenarioLayout />
      <cameraName>DEFAULT_FOLLOW_VEHICLE_CAMERA</cameraName>
      <aimCameraName>MID_BOX_VEHICLE_AIM_CAMERA</aimCameraName>
      <bonnetCameraName>VEHICLE_BONNET_CAMERA_MID_NEAR</bonnetCameraName>
      <povCameraName>DEFAULT_POV_CAMERA</povCameraName>
      <FirstPersonDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="-0.020000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByIKOffset x="0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByPassengerIKOffset x="-0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearLeftIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearRightIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightRearPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneOffset x="0.130000" y="0.275000" z="0.530000" />
      <FirstPersonPassengerMobilePhoneOffset x="0.136000" y="0.223000" z="0.425000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="2" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="3" />
        </Item>
      </FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset> 
      <PovCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.175000" z="0.675000" />
      <PovCameraVerticalAdjustmentForRollCage value="0.000000" />
      <PovPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <PovRearPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <vfxInfoName>VFXVEHICLEINFO_CAR_GENERIC</vfxInfoName>
      <shouldUseCinematicViewMode value="true" />
      <shouldCameraTransitionOnClimbUpDown value="false" />
      <shouldCameraIgnoreExiting value="false" />
      <AllowPretendOccupants value="true" />
      <AllowJoyriding value="false" />
      <AllowSundayDriving value="false" />
      <AllowBodyColorMapping value="false" />
      <wheelScale value="0.244000" />
      <wheelScaleRear value="0.244000" />
      <dirtLevelMin value="0.000000" />
      <dirtLevelMax value="0.300000" />
      <envEffScaleMin value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax value="1.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMin2 value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax2 value="1.000000" />
      <damageMapScale value="0.600000" />
      <damageOffsetScale value="1.000000" />
      <diffuseTint value="0x00FFFFFF" />
      <steerWheelMult value="1.000000" />
      <HDTextureDist value="5.000000" />
      <lodDistances content="float_array">
        15.000000
        30.000000
        70.000000
        140.000000
        500.000000
        500.000000
      </lodDistances>
      <minSeatHeight value="0.83" />
      <identicalModelSpawnDistance value="20" />
      <maxNumOfSameColor value="10" />
      <defaultBodyHealth value="1000.000000" />
      <pretendOccupantsScale value="1.000000" />
      <visibleSpawnDistScale value="1.000000" />
      <trackerPathWidth value="2.000000" />
      <weaponForceMult value="1.000000" />
      <frequency value="100" />
      <swankness>SWANKNESS_0</swankness>
      <maxNum value="2" />
      <flags>FLAG_HAS_LIVERY FLAG_EXTRAS_ALL FLAG_LAW_ENFORCEMENT FLAG_EMERGENCY_SERVICE FLAG_NO_RESPRAY FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_IN_CARGEN FLAG_HAS_INTERIOR_EXTRAS FLAG_REPORT_CRIME_IF_STANDING_ON</flags>
      <type>VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR</type>
      <plateType>VPT_BACK_PLATES</plateType>
      <dashboardType>VDT_GENTAXI</dashboardType>
      <vehicleClass>VC_EMERGENCY</vehicleClass>
      <wheelType>VWT_SPORT</wheelType>
      <trailers />
      <additionalTrailers />
      <drivers>
        <Item>
          <driverName>S_M_Y_Cop_01</driverName>
          <npcName />
        </Item>
      </drivers>
      <extraIncludes />
      <doorsWithCollisionWhenClosed />
      <driveableDoors />
      <bumpersNeedToCollideWithMap value="false" />
      <needsRopeTexture value="false" />
      <requiredExtras />
      <rewards>
        <Item>REWARD_WEAPON_PUMPSHOTGUN</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_AMMO_PUMPSHOTGUN_ENTER_VEHICLE</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_STAT_WEAPON</Item>
      </rewards>
      <cinematicPartCamera>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
      </cinematicPartCamera>
      <NmBraceOverrideSet />
      <buoyancySphereOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <buoyancySphereSizeScale value="1.000000" />
      <pOverrideRagdollThreshold type="NULL" />
      <firstPersonDrivebyData>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_RIGHT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_RIGHT</Item>
      </firstPersonDrivebyData>
    </Item>

You may notice the line in red. This line is a case by case basis line, for example, if it was a suv, it would be kinda weird if it uses a cars handling, so change this as needed, its best to set it to what ever it was before, Most the cars are running "police" as their handling. 

The Line in Green is the sound file. for the most part you shouldn't have to change this unless you have no sound, or the wrong sound. If you do just convert the line like I have and put whichever sound model you want.

Bear  in mind, that this is the most common and easiest file to screw up, and if you do. Your game WILL CRASH. No ifs and's or buts. It WILL CRASH. Back up whne ever you edit these files. 

now to carvariations. This one can still cause a crash, luckily, its a lot simpler. 

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<Item>
      <modelName>POLICE</modelName>
      <colors>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134
            134
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
      </colors>
      <kits>
        <Item>156_jester2_modkit</Item>
      </kits>
      <windowsWithExposedEdges />
      <plateProbabilities>
        <Probabilities />
      </plateProbabilities>
      <lightSettings value="1" />
      <sirenSettings value="1" />
    </Item>

 

Changes To 

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<Item>
      <modelName>POLICE2</modelName>
      <colors>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134
            134
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
      </colors>
      <kits>
        <Item>156_jester2_modkit</Item>
      </kits>
      <windowsWithExposedEdges />
      <plateProbabilities>
        <Probabilities />
      </plateProbabilities>
      <lightSettings value="1" />
      <sirenSettings value="1" />
    </Item>

 

Boom Done. If the car has carcol's files use its carcol's and just change the model name line to reflect the slot its in. 
As for ELS files, jsut rename the .xml file to match the model name. (police.xml > police2.xml)

 

This is also how you add addon cars, by creating these same files. But thats another topic. 

Also (I assume your new to gta modding) if you add to many cars, you can get a game crash because of a gameconfig setting. To test this, when you get a crash and you've checked all your files and they all make sense, Try removing a car that you know to be working. If the game then loads with your new car, but crashes when you put the removed one back in, that is a config setting causing it. (I fought with this for weeks trying to figure out why. ;P) 

Edited February 17, 20188 yr by Fullmetal1212
Detailed config crash.

7 hours ago, Fullmetal1212 said:

You need to change the names of the ytd, and both yft file's  (keeping the _hi on the one yft)

You also need to edit the carvaiations and Vehicles meta for these file to reflect the new model name Police2 For example,

This Vehicle meta needs these lines in bold changed.

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        <Item>
      <modelName>POLICE</modelName>
      <txdName>POLICE</txdName>
      <handlingId>POLICE</handlingId>
      <gameName>POLICE</gameName>
      <vehicleMakeName />
      <expressionDictName>null</expressionDictName>
      <expressionName>null</expressionName>
      <animConvRoofDictName>null</animConvRoofDictName>
      <animConvRoofName>null</animConvRoofName>
      <animConvRoofWindowsAffected />
      <ptfxAssetName>null</ptfxAssetName>
      <audioNameHash />
      <layout>LAYOUT_STD_EXITFIXUP</layout>
      <coverBoundOffsets>POLICE3_COVER_OFFSET_INFO</coverBoundOffsets>
      <explosionInfo>EXPLOSION_INFO_DEFAULT</explosionInfo>
      <scenarioLayout />
      <cameraName>DEFAULT_FOLLOW_VEHICLE_CAMERA</cameraName>
      <aimCameraName>MID_BOX_VEHICLE_AIM_CAMERA</aimCameraName>
      <bonnetCameraName>VEHICLE_BONNET_CAMERA_MID_NEAR</bonnetCameraName>
      <povCameraName>DEFAULT_POV_CAMERA</povCameraName>
      <FirstPersonDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="-0.020000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByIKOffset x="0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByPassengerIKOffset x="-0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearLeftIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearRightIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightRearPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneOffset x="0.130000" y="0.275000" z="0.530000" />
      <FirstPersonPassengerMobilePhoneOffset x="0.136000" y="0.223000" z="0.425000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="2" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="3" />
        </Item>
      </FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset> 
      <PovCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.175000" z="0.675000" />
      <PovCameraVerticalAdjustmentForRollCage value="0.000000" />
      <PovPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <PovRearPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <vfxInfoName>VFXVEHICLEINFO_CAR_GENERIC</vfxInfoName>
      <shouldUseCinematicViewMode value="true" />
      <shouldCameraTransitionOnClimbUpDown value="false" />
      <shouldCameraIgnoreExiting value="false" />
      <AllowPretendOccupants value="true" />
      <AllowJoyriding value="false" />
      <AllowSundayDriving value="false" />
      <AllowBodyColorMapping value="false" />
      <wheelScale value="0.244000" />
      <wheelScaleRear value="0.244000" />
      <dirtLevelMin value="0.000000" />
      <dirtLevelMax value="0.300000" />
      <envEffScaleMin value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax value="1.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMin2 value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax2 value="1.000000" />
      <damageMapScale value="0.600000" />
      <damageOffsetScale value="1.000000" />
      <diffuseTint value="0x00FFFFFF" />
      <steerWheelMult value="1.000000" />
      <HDTextureDist value="5.000000" />
      <lodDistances content="float_array">
        15.000000
        30.000000
        70.000000
        140.000000
        500.000000
        500.000000
      </lodDistances>
      <minSeatHeight value="0.83" />
      <identicalModelSpawnDistance value="20" />
      <maxNumOfSameColor value="10" />
      <defaultBodyHealth value="1000.000000" />
      <pretendOccupantsScale value="1.000000" />
      <visibleSpawnDistScale value="1.000000" />
      <trackerPathWidth value="2.000000" />
      <weaponForceMult value="1.000000" />
      <frequency value="100" />
      <swankness>SWANKNESS_0</swankness>
      <maxNum value="2" />
      <flags>FLAG_HAS_LIVERY FLAG_EXTRAS_ALL FLAG_LAW_ENFORCEMENT FLAG_EMERGENCY_SERVICE FLAG_NO_RESPRAY FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_IN_CARGEN FLAG_HAS_INTERIOR_EXTRAS FLAG_REPORT_CRIME_IF_STANDING_ON</flags>
      <type>VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR</type>
      <plateType>VPT_BACK_PLATES</plateType>
      <dashboardType>VDT_GENTAXI</dashboardType>
      <vehicleClass>VC_EMERGENCY</vehicleClass>
      <wheelType>VWT_SPORT</wheelType>
      <trailers />
      <additionalTrailers />
      <drivers>
        <Item>
          <driverName>S_M_Y_Cop_01</driverName>
          <npcName />
        </Item>
      </drivers>
      <extraIncludes />
      <doorsWithCollisionWhenClosed />
      <driveableDoors />
      <bumpersNeedToCollideWithMap value="false" />
      <needsRopeTexture value="false" />
      <requiredExtras />
      <rewards>
        <Item>REWARD_WEAPON_PUMPSHOTGUN</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_AMMO_PUMPSHOTGUN_ENTER_VEHICLE</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_STAT_WEAPON</Item>
      </rewards>
      <cinematicPartCamera>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
      </cinematicPartCamera>
      <NmBraceOverrideSet />
      <buoyancySphereOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <buoyancySphereSizeScale value="1.000000" />
      <pOverrideRagdollThreshold type="NULL" />
      <firstPersonDrivebyData>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_RIGHT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_RIGHT</Item>
      </firstPersonDrivebyData>
    </Item>

It will look something like this. 
 

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 <Item>
      <modelName>POLICE2</modelName>
      <txdName>POLICE2</txdName>
      <handlingId>POLICE</handlingId>
      <gameName>POLICE</gameName>
      <vehicleMakeName />
      <expressionDictName>null</expressionDictName>
      <expressionName>null</expressionName>
      <animConvRoofDictName>null</animConvRoofDictName>
      <animConvRoofName>null</animConvRoofName>
      <animConvRoofWindowsAffected />
      <ptfxAssetName>null</ptfxAssetName>
      <audioNameHash>POLICE</audioNameHash>
      <layout>LAYOUT_STD_EXITFIXUP</layout>
      <coverBoundOffsets>POLICE3_COVER_OFFSET_INFO</coverBoundOffsets>
      <explosionInfo>EXPLOSION_INFO_DEFAULT</explosionInfo>
      <scenarioLayout />
      <cameraName>DEFAULT_FOLLOW_VEHICLE_CAMERA</cameraName>
      <aimCameraName>MID_BOX_VEHICLE_AIM_CAMERA</aimCameraName>
      <bonnetCameraName>VEHICLE_BONNET_CAMERA_MID_NEAR</bonnetCameraName>
      <povCameraName>DEFAULT_POV_CAMERA</povCameraName>
      <FirstPersonDriveByIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="-0.020000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByIKOffset x="0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByPassengerIKOffset x="-0.055000" y="-0.075000" z="-0.045000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearLeftIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonProjectileDriveByRearRightIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.060000" z="-0.030000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightRearPassengerIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByLeftPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonDriveByRightPassengerUnarmedIKOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneOffset x="0.130000" y="0.275000" z="0.530000" />
      <FirstPersonPassengerMobilePhoneOffset x="0.136000" y="0.223000" z="0.425000" />
      <FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="2" />
        </Item>
        <Item>
            <Offset x="0.136000" y="0.156000" z="0.445000" />
            <SeatIndex value="3" />
        </Item>
      </FirstPersonMobilePhoneSeatIKOffset> 
      <PovCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="-0.175000" z="0.675000" />
      <PovCameraVerticalAdjustmentForRollCage value="0.000000" />
      <PovPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <PovRearPassengerCameraOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <vfxInfoName>VFXVEHICLEINFO_CAR_GENERIC</vfxInfoName>
      <shouldUseCinematicViewMode value="true" />
      <shouldCameraTransitionOnClimbUpDown value="false" />
      <shouldCameraIgnoreExiting value="false" />
      <AllowPretendOccupants value="true" />
      <AllowJoyriding value="false" />
      <AllowSundayDriving value="false" />
      <AllowBodyColorMapping value="false" />
      <wheelScale value="0.244000" />
      <wheelScaleRear value="0.244000" />
      <dirtLevelMin value="0.000000" />
      <dirtLevelMax value="0.300000" />
      <envEffScaleMin value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax value="1.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMin2 value="0.000000" />
      <envEffScaleMax2 value="1.000000" />
      <damageMapScale value="0.600000" />
      <damageOffsetScale value="1.000000" />
      <diffuseTint value="0x00FFFFFF" />
      <steerWheelMult value="1.000000" />
      <HDTextureDist value="5.000000" />
      <lodDistances content="float_array">
        15.000000
        30.000000
        70.000000
        140.000000
        500.000000
        500.000000
      </lodDistances>
      <minSeatHeight value="0.83" />
      <identicalModelSpawnDistance value="20" />
      <maxNumOfSameColor value="10" />
      <defaultBodyHealth value="1000.000000" />
      <pretendOccupantsScale value="1.000000" />
      <visibleSpawnDistScale value="1.000000" />
      <trackerPathWidth value="2.000000" />
      <weaponForceMult value="1.000000" />
      <frequency value="100" />
      <swankness>SWANKNESS_0</swankness>
      <maxNum value="2" />
      <flags>FLAG_HAS_LIVERY FLAG_EXTRAS_ALL FLAG_LAW_ENFORCEMENT FLAG_EMERGENCY_SERVICE FLAG_NO_RESPRAY FLAG_DONT_SPAWN_IN_CARGEN FLAG_HAS_INTERIOR_EXTRAS FLAG_REPORT_CRIME_IF_STANDING_ON</flags>
      <type>VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR</type>
      <plateType>VPT_BACK_PLATES</plateType>
      <dashboardType>VDT_GENTAXI</dashboardType>
      <vehicleClass>VC_EMERGENCY</vehicleClass>
      <wheelType>VWT_SPORT</wheelType>
      <trailers />
      <additionalTrailers />
      <drivers>
        <Item>
          <driverName>S_M_Y_Cop_01</driverName>
          <npcName />
        </Item>
      </drivers>
      <extraIncludes />
      <doorsWithCollisionWhenClosed />
      <driveableDoors />
      <bumpersNeedToCollideWithMap value="false" />
      <needsRopeTexture value="false" />
      <requiredExtras />
      <rewards>
        <Item>REWARD_WEAPON_PUMPSHOTGUN</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_AMMO_PUMPSHOTGUN_ENTER_VEHICLE</Item>
        <Item>REWARD_STAT_WEAPON</Item>
      </rewards>
      <cinematicPartCamera>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_FRONT_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_RIGHT_CAMERA</Item>
        <Item>WHEEL_REAR_LEFT_CAMERA</Item>
      </cinematicPartCamera>
      <NmBraceOverrideSet />
      <buoyancySphereOffset x="0.000000" y="0.000000" z="0.000000" />
      <buoyancySphereSizeScale value="1.000000" />
      <pOverrideRagdollThreshold type="NULL" />
      <firstPersonDrivebyData>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE3_FRONT_RIGHT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_LEFT</Item>
        <Item>STD_POLICE2_REAR_RIGHT</Item>
      </firstPersonDrivebyData>
    </Item>

You may notice the line in red. This line is a case by case basis line, for example, if it was a suv, it would be kinda weird if it uses a cars handling, so change this as needed, its best to set it to what ever it was before, Most the cars are running "police" as their handling. 

The Line in Green is the sound file. for the most part you shouldn't have to change this unless you have no sound, or the wrong sound. If you do just convert the line like I have and put whichever sound model you want.

Bear  in mind, that this is the most common and easiest file to screw up, and if you do. Your game WILL CRASH. No ifs and's or buts. It WILL CRASH. Back up whne ever you edit these files. 

now to carvariations. This one can still cause a crash, luckily, its a lot simpler. 

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<Item>
      <modelName>POLICE</modelName>
      <colors>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134
            134
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
      </colors>
      <kits>
        <Item>156_jester2_modkit</Item>
      </kits>
      <windowsWithExposedEdges />
      <plateProbabilities>
        <Probabilities />
      </plateProbabilities>
      <lightSettings value="1" />
      <sirenSettings value="1" />
    </Item>

 

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<Item>
      <modelName>POLICE2</modelName>
      <colors>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134 
            134 
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <indices content="char_array">
            134
            134
            156  
            156 
          </indices>
          <liveries>
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="true" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
            <Item value="false" />
          </liveries>
        </Item>
      </colors>
      <kits>
        <Item>156_jester2_modkit</Item>
      </kits>
      <windowsWithExposedEdges />
      <plateProbabilities>
        <Probabilities />
      </plateProbabilities>
      <lightSettings value="1" />
      <sirenSettings value="1" />
    </Item>

 

Boom Done. If the car has carcol's files use its carcol's and just change the model name line to reflect the slot its in. 
As for ELS files, jsut rename the .xml file to match the model name. (police.xml > police2.xml)

 

This is also how you add addon cars, by creating these same files. But thats another topic. 

Also (I assume your new to gta modding) if you add to many cars, you can get a game crash because of a gameconfig setting. To test this, when you get a crash and you've checked all your files and they all make sense, Try removing a car that you know to be working. If the game then loads with your new car, but crashes when you put the removed one back in, that is a config setting causing it. (I fought with this for weeks trying to figure out why. ;P) 

 

Unfortunately, I think you misunderstood what he was wanting and are advising he do something that really is kind of a bad idea.  (changing the POLICE slot to POLICE2, etc).  He shouldn't need to change the model name in the vehicles.meta or carvariations for the vanilla slots.  The only thing he'd need to change is the handlingID and audionamehash.

3 hours ago, Kallus said:

 

Unfortunately, I think you misunderstood what he was wanting and are advising he do something that really is kind of a bad idea.  (changing the POLICE slot to POLICE2, etc).  He shouldn't need to change the model name in the vehicles.meta or carvariations for the vanilla slots.  The only thing he'd need to change is the handlingID and audionamehash.

Well if the car doesn't include its own versions of these files, then just rename the model. But if it does you need these steps to load the mod correctly. I do not ever touch the files in update.rpf when editing cars. They should all be installed in a patchday/ MODDED (Albo's Method)  dlc, and those do override the update rpf files. I simply posted how you change a car from one slot to the other, not the slot itself. 

3 minutes ago, Fullmetal1212 said:

Well if the car doesn't include its own versions of these files, then just rename the model. But if it does you need these steps to load the mod correctly. I do not ever touch the files in update.rpf when editing cars. They should all be installed in a patchday/ MODDED (Albo's Method)  dlc, and those do override the update rpf files. I simply posted how you change a car from one slot to the other, not the slot itself. 

 

Ohh, my apologies.  You worded your post in a way that sounded like you were advising he change the slot itself.

6 minutes ago, Kallus said:

 

Ohh, my apologies.  You worded your post in a way that sounded like you were advising he change the slot itself.

Sorry for the confusion, Most the models I have have all files. 

so to Clarify for OP

if it is just as model with no other files, you should be fine to just rename the YFT's and the YTD, and install them. However if it includes a meta and variation, you need to make the changes I detailed, to the MOD's meta file before you install it, not the rockstar one. Also, if you haven't seen albo's modding tutorial's I highly recommend them as they will save you a lot of headaches. 

This is the Link 

 

Phenominal replies. Appreciate it. and yes I am new to modding, thank God I have the common sense to backup the few files I edit so incase of a game crash, reverting can be done.