I've been wanting to make a skin pack for a while now but something that has been giving me alot of issues is unit numbers (Yeah yeah I know bizzar).

For example both LAPD and NYPD (and their GTA clones) two depratment that have been shown alot in the downloads, what dose each umber mean?

LAPD - Number under the door seal on LAPD cars are called "Shop Numbers". This specifies each vehicle independently for fleet maintenance. The last three numbers of the shop number (used to identify all vehicles operated by the city) are reprinted on the roof to help air units visually identify cars. On the trunk is a number that identifies which division the unit belongs to (e.g., a 25 would be "South Traffic Division" or a 3 would be "Southwest Area").

 

NYPD - The unit's shop number is printed on the rear decklid. The shop number is also printed on the rear side panels above the gas intake, along with the number of the unit's assigned precinct.

7 hours ago, Rarity said:

NYPD - The unit's shop number is printed on the rear decklid. The shop number is also printed on the rear side panels above the gas intake, along with the number of the unit's assigned precinct.

To add to that, the smaller numbers to the right, in this case "14" indicates the year of the car. If memory serves me correctly, they started adding the year numbers around 08/09.

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by OfficerFive0

32 minutes ago, OfficerFive0 said:

To add to that, the smaller numbers to the right, in this case "14" indicates the year of the car. If memory serves me correctly, they started adding the year numbers around 08/09.

So there is no coloration of the number to what the vehical is? Eg. all cars with 2*** are traffic ones.

On 9/25/2019 at 7:10 PM, 0taku said:

So there is no coloration of the number to what the vehical is? Eg. all cars with 2*** are traffic ones.

Well, theres the traffic division, with "traffic" on the car, but they arent cops. The differentiation comes in the unit section of the marking. pct is most common, then theres the special units like srg (strategic response group) crc (critical response command) ctb (counter terror bureau) esu (emergency service unit) fsd (fleet services division) and the list goes on.

Hello everyone,

 

I just came across this while doing some livery stuff in LSPDFR. On the LAPD cruisers, I know the last three digits of the shop number are the same ones for the roof. But what are the first two digits for? I've seen the CVPI's and Chargers with the digits between 83- and 89-. But the new Taurus and Explorers with 80- through 82-. What are those prefix numbers for?