IceGuy221

So while I know there are plenty of tutorials out there, I've been seeing a lot of support requests that regard the installation of vehicle files. My goal is for this post to serve as an "up-to-date" guide to help those in need.
This guide covers how to install vehicles (ELS & Non-ELS), Liveries, Installing ELS,  & More! Please note that this guide does not cover installing DLS files or editing PR Files
Updated As Of: 7/27/25
 
Installing Add-on Vehicles:
Finally found a vehicle add-on pack that you want in your game? Here's how you can install it! For add-on packs, the installation is quick and simple. First in your OpenIV, go to the following path: GTA V/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks  
      
 
From here, you can drag and drop the folder containing the dlc.rpf file here. This folder contains all the files for your vehicle. Now that you dlcpack is installed, we need to tell the game to use it. Go to the path: GTA V/mods/update/update.rpf/common/data In this pathway, you should be able to find your dlclist.xml. Right click this file, and click "Edit".

Now scroll to the bottom of this document, and put your cursor at the very end of the last item listed. Press enter to create space for a new line. Now you need to enter the information for this new line in a very specific way. Type the following into your new line in the dlclist.xml: <Item>dlcpacks:/YourDLCPack/</Item> (BE SURE TO CLICK SAVE)

                                    
BE SURE YOU REPLACE THE "YourDLCPack" WITH THE NAME OF THE FOLDER YOU INSTALLED INTO "dlcpacks"! THE NAME SHOULD BE TYPE EXACTLY THE SAME! (To include spaces and/or underscores)
 
Now if this vehicle is Non-ELS, you're done! However, if you have ELS files for the vehicle, you need to install your VCF files. These can be located in the folder that in most cases is either names "VCF" or "ELS" in the Vehicle Package that you downloaded. Open that folder. Inside, should be a number of .xmls (the number varies by how many vehicles are in the pack). Now in OpenIV, go to: GTA V/ELS/pack_default

Inside this directory, you will drag and drop all of your .xml files. Once they have generated in the directory, you're done! Your Add-on Vehicle Pack Is Installed!
 
Installing Replace Vehicles:
Installing replace vehicles can be challenging for some. But it's actually pretty simple! To Install your vehicle files (for emergency vehicles), go to: GTA V/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks/patch2025_01/dlc.rpf/x64/levels/gta5/vehicles.rpf
 
Now that we've enter the directory, your .ytd & .yft files for your emergency vehicles can be placed into this .rpf directory.
 
For civilian vehicle replacements (non-emergency vehicles), the installation is relatively similar. The only difference is which dlcpack folder you are placing the files into. This varies based on what car is being replaced, but in general it should be listed somewhere in the "READ ME" of the pack you downloaded. If all it says is latest patchday, you can either put it in patchday2024_02, or patchday28ng. This should work in most cases.
 
If your vehicle is Non-ELS, and don't require and .meta changes, then you're done! If your vehicle is ELS, you need to install the .xml's in: GTA V/ELS/pack_default

 
Installing Replace Files With NaturalVisionEvolved (NVE):
If you have NVE installed to your game, it's important to note that NVE has its' own vehicle.rpf that basically overrides the other vehicle.rpfs with dlcpacks (for the most part). Because of this, if you're looking to install any replace files with NVE (Emergency or Non-Emergency), you need to install it to the following pathway: GTA/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks/NVE_vehicles/dlc.rpf/x64/vehicles.rpf
 
 
If your vehicles are Non-ELS, and don't require any .meta changes, then your done! If you're vehicle is ELS, then you need to install the .xml's in: GTA V/ELS/pack_default

 
Installing .meta's For Replacement Packs:
If your replace vehicle requires any .meta changes/fixes, you should be very careful when installing these. I recommend ensuring that the .meta that comes with your pack contains all base information. Sometimes developers who create these meta's only include the information pertaining to the vehicle being replaced inside of a .meta file with the intention of you copying the information inside, and pasting it into the base .meta. Because of this it's important that you already (to some degree) know what you're doing. Some replace packs will contain what you need to copy and paste within the "READ ME" file.
 
If your .meta's are solid full fixes, and are not design for you to copy & paste the information in any specific way, cool! then the install is easy, just install to the path pertaining to your .meta (listed below)
Handling.meta: GTA V/mods/update/update.rpf/common/data
Vehicles.meta: GTA V/mods/update/update.rpf/common/data/levels
Carvariations.ymt: GTA V/mods/update/update.rpf/x64
Extratitleupdatedata.meta: GTA V/mods/update/update.rpf/common/data
Always check your package installation's "READ ME" instructions for pathways (especially if your .meta is not listed here)!
Vehicles.meta  Handling.meta carvariations.ymtextratitleupdatedata.meta
 
If your .meta requires copy & pasting information, you need to right click the .meta file in the OpenIV directory, and click "Edit". Inside, you need to go to the search tab, and search up the vehicle you are replacing (i.e. police, police3, policeb, sheriff, etc.) and highlight all the information pertaining to that vehicle, and replace that information with the information in the replace download's .meta information.
You Should Never Edit The .meta Files Unless You Know What You Are Doing! Especially If You Are Manually Editing!
 
Installing ELS:
Need help installing ELS? No Problem, I'll cover that too! Installing ELS is very simple. First you need to go to the Emergency Lighting System Download Page [Link]. Now, download the V1.05 Version of ELS. You will also need to download the AdvancedHookV file that come inside of the 1.05 download. DO NOT Download the separate package named AdvancedHookV_b3258, as this version no longer works with the recent update.
 
 

Now you need to install the ELS V1.05 package. Open the package in WinRAR. Now, in OpenIV, go to your main game directory (where GTAV.exe is located). In your WinRAR, you should see the advancedhookv file. Drop this into you main game directory. Now, open the "INSTALLATION FILES" folder. Now Open the "Grand Theft Auto V" folder. You Can drag & drop all of the files in here into your main game directory.
 
You have now successfully installed ELS! Great Job!
 
Installing Liveries To Your Vehicles:
Looking to get a better look for a vehicle you installed? Found the perfect livery pack, but not sure how to install it? This portion of my guide will assist you with that! It's really very simple.
 
It's important to note that every livery is design for a specific vehicle from a specific pack. There are multiple builds of different cars that the vehicle pack developers will use, and some are even made from scratch. So you can't just throw any livery on any car. Of course you can always experiment on your own my applying the livery to the car and seeing how it looks, and if it looks bad or doesn't fit, you can just reapply the original livery.
 
For my tutorial, I will provide images from one of my own vehicle add-on packs. For the first step, locate your vehicles.rpf file:

 
Now, locate the vehicle that you are trying to edit the livery on. In my case, it will be the fz16fpiu. Locate the .ytd for the vehicle (in some case there may also be an _hi.ytd or +hi.ytd version as well, you will need to install the livery there too!). Right click the .ytd file, and click "Edit" you should now see all of the files/images that make-up the cars design. go to the toolbar and click on the search icon (little magnifying glass)

 
Now, in the search bar, type sign. This will bring up any current liveries that the vehicle has.

 
Before installing the liveries, I HIGHLY recommend saving the current livery to desktop by dragging and dropping it to your desktop from the ytd.

 
Now we can install the livery. Go to your WinRAR where your liveries that you are trying to install are located. First, we need to make sure that we have the livery named correctly. It should match the name of the livery that is already in the ytd.

 
Now, drag and drop the livery to your ytd file.

NOTE: (It doesn't matter if the file type is .dds or .png, as this just describes the file type)
 
If you want to view the livery before installing, you can simply rename the file from .dds to .png | This will work in most cases
 
 

Changing from .dds to .png.mp4
 
Your File should have successfully uploaded. And you should be able to view your finished product

 
Now you can see how it fits the vehicle by opening the .yft file

 
If it fits the vehicle properly on all sides, congratulations, you're done! If it doesn't fit right, then the livery doesn't work for that particular vehicle. You can install the original livery by dragging the original livery from the desktop to the .ytd file again.
 
This Concludes This Guide! I Hope That This Helped You Out!
 
Something missing or not covered? Let me know and I'll try and add it to this guide, or will create another one!
 

Reading the download archives' descriptions helps a lot :)

honestly in my opinion ReShade is bound to cause issues, especially on lower end PC's. but try installing these if you haven't already, and adjust their .ini's as needed:
- HeapAdjuster
- Resource Adjuster
- Packfile Limit Adjuster
- Gameconfig.xml

@IceGuy221 Hey thanks for the reply i will for sure do that next time i need help but i just found the solution on another thread which was a mod called extended camera settings which was causing the crash. i appreciate it though!

in addition to what nocturn said, if you are having trouble locating this file, it is in your main game directoy, near RagePluginHook.exe

it looks like you have some things installed incorrectly.

Remove Automatic Siren Cutout, it is discontinued and well known for causing issues. The developer has created a better alternative call riches police enhancements
 
move calloutinterfaceAPI from gtav/plugins/lspdfr to GTAV main directory
 
update grammar police
 
download the ragepluginhook pursuit fix from the main lspdfr download page
 
then i also found this, and i will attach a screenshot below:
 

i used to use this pack and it worked then, but i don't see why the pack itself would be crashing your game. Did you follow all the correct steps? those steps being
- Go to GTA V > mods > update > x64 > dlcpacks
- Drag and drop the dlcpack folder "MirrorPark" into "dlcpacks"
- Go to GTA V > mods > update > update.rpf
- Locate dlclist.xml and open it in edit mode
- enter the line <Item>dlcpacks:/MirrorPark/</Item>

While you said you have all required stability files, just ensure that the following are up-to-date, as one or more may have updated since your last installation (pretty much just verify you version)
- Heap Adjuster
- Resource Adjuster
- Packfile Limit Adjuster
- gamefonfig.xml

If your game is still crashing, send you log, so we can confirm that is may actually be the pack.

(more on installing vehicles here:)
 

So basically to my knowledge, Policing redefined is just a new and more updated combo of stop the ped and ultimate backup combined. Now clearly its new, so i personally would expect some work to need to be done to it before its perfected. However that being said, there are a lot of mods that aren't yet compatible with it, as they may rely on UB and STP. 

Mainly what I'm getting at, is the perspectives of those who have made the switch to PR from UB/STP, on if its really worth the switch, and what the major differences are that make it worth it. Is it worth switching now, or would it be better to wait until its had some more updates and becomes more compatible with other mods that currently rely on UB/STP and/or Compulite? How much effort was the switch? did you find yourself removing a lot of mods that did rely on them? Was there a lot of trial and error with getting everything setup, or was it actually simple and easy? Let me know you perspectives! I'm open to insight, as have been pretty curious on this, and don't want to make the switch if other don't really see a difference.

You need the AdvancedHookV that comes inside the v1.05 download from the ELS page

Make sure your trainer isn't blocking UI, I had the same issue, then realized that the weapon wheel counts as part of the HUD

try deleting GTAV.exe and then verify your game files, this should force an update if one is available. If this doesn't work, try updating RagePluginHook be manually reinstalling lspdfr

downloaded the fix, worked a treat. cheers for the help

Well the cause of your crash is most likely because you have a ton of things installed incorrectly, as well as a few mods that are not updated for the current version of lspdfr/rage.

Outdated Mods (With Listed Better Alternatives)
- Callout Manager (Alternative: Callout Interface)
- Computer+ (Alternative: Compulite)
- Police Smart Radio (Alternative: GrammarPolice)
- Traffic Policer (Alternative: Stop The Ped)
 
Mods Installed Incorrectly (W/ proper correction annotated)
- AutoBackup+ (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR)
- CalloutManager (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Recommended to use the alternative listed in the section above]
- Computer+(Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Recommended to use the alternative listed in the section above]
- GrammarPolice (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Microsoft Speech Platform Is Required For This Mod, Please Install it to your computer before using the mod, as this was also a partial cause of the crash]
- Lidar Gun (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR)
- Police Smart Radio (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR)
[Recommended to use the alternative listed in the section above]
- Search Vehicle Plugin (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Note that Stop The Ped Already Has A Search Vehicle Function]
- Stop Right There (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Note That Stop The Ped Already Has A Similar Function]
- Stop The Ped (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR)
- Traffic Policer (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR) [Recommended to use the alternative listed in the section above]
- Ultimate Backup (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins/LSPDFR)
- LSPD First Response (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins)
- Spike Strips V (Needs To Be Installed in the path GTAV/Plugins)
 
Other Issues Found
I'm not gonna type this one out, but I will show the screen shot of what is wrong here, as I have already typed quite a bit lol. But, for future reference, the log you provided isn't the correct log. The log needed in most cases if not all is in the main directory, and not the logs folder. It will be a text file named either RagePluginHook or RagePluginHook.txt

make sure you are using the advancedhookv that comes in the 1.05 download, and the not the seperate advancedhookv download. 
this post goes over a lot of vehicle related things, but does also cover ELS
 

Honestly it's all up to personal preference. (i.e. Do you prefer Lore vehicles or non-lore/department preference/realistic vs non realistic/etc). But I can give some good recommendations based off of what I use. You may or may not like them as I do, but Hopefully you find a good one from these.

- OfficerArk's Los Santos Police Department
- Scorpianfam's San Andreas Highway Patrol Pack (Also you can change the liveries using Alloy's 4K Nevada Highway Patrol Livery Pack)
- Emotional Shawty's BCSO Pack
- OfficerArk's Los Santos County Sheriff's Department
- OfficerArk's Blaine/Los Santos County Sheriff 2020 FPIU
- Scorpionfam's Blaine County Sheriff's Office Mega Pack (JankModding's BCSO Livery Mega Pack 4K goes really well with this if you're using the 2020FPIU Pack from officer ark for that department)
- volac's San Andreas Park Ranger Pack
- RangerZ's BCSO Pack (Not a bad pack, Just not my preference anymore)
- KristianWilk's Liberty I San Andrea's State Police Vehicle Pack 
 
These are all very good packs that I either enjoy using, have used, are have considered using, and I'm generally picky with vehicles, so hopefully this is deemed helpful in your search for the right vehicle pack.

I would make sure that your callout plugins are all up to date, and that non of them are deprecated, discontinued, or abandoned. Also, for future reference, the log you have posted is not the correct log. the log needed for people to help you out is NOT located in the logs folder. It IS located in your main-game directory where RagePluginHook.exe is located. It will be a text file named either "RagePluginHook" or "RagePluginHook.txt"

there is a detective in the parking lot of the building complex. took me a while to find them too. run over to them, press y a bunch of times (once per dialog), then find the evidence, then talk again, then go talk to the coroner dude at the other end of the complex, then talk some more, then talk to detective again, yada yada boom dispatch gives to the magical adress
 

I just wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to every single creator and modder who’s poured time, talent, and imagination into LSPDFR. You’ve turned a concept into one of the most immersive and thrilling experiences out there—taking police roleplay to cinematic levels of realism, excitement, and adrenaline.
Sure, it’s over-the-top at times... but that’s part of the magic. The chills, the thrills, the chaos—it’s all part of what makes LSPDFR unforgettable. You’ve built something truly special that continues to bring joy, intensity, and community to players around the world.
Thank you for crafting such an amazing universe for us to explore. Your work means more than you know.
Much love, – Scotty Dean

Hey there. I'm having a hard time understanding what the issue you are experiencing is here. However, I can try and see if there is anything in your log. Please send your RPH log. It is in your main game directory near where RagePluginHook.exe is. It will be a text file named RagePluginHook.txt or RagePluginHook

This does not have anything to do with their error. If they still had the args.txt installed, they would be experiencing crashes on startup.