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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!
 

we need you log please!

Try updating GrammarPolice and JM Callouts rematered, as they have available updates from your current versions.

Next follow this instruction:
 
This should solve your crashing issue.

Please install the latest version of RageNativeUI from 
https://github.com/alexguirre/ragenativeui/releases

I'm seeing quite a few issue here, please be sure to follow each instruction carefully.

GTA 5 Version
Your GTA 5 version is not up-to-date. Please manually update it by deleting GTA5.exe and the verifying game files
 
LSPDFR & RagePluginHook Version
Please Update LSPDFR by using the manual install for LSPDFR. Then, update RPH using the pursuit crash test file located on the main LSPDFR download page.
 
Mod Updates
While not a source of the crash, these mods have an available update:
- Interior Callouts
 
Outdated/Discontinued Mods
The following mods are outdated and/or discontinued, please remove them and install the better alternative listed beside them.
- Police Smart Radio | Better Alternative = Grammar Police
- Traffic Policer | Better Alternative = Stop The Ped
- Automatic Siren Cutout | Better Alternative = Riches Police Enhancements
 
Incorrect Installations
These mods have been identified as being installed incorrectly. Please fix their installations by follow the instructions below for them:
HUD Toggler: Please move from the directory of GTAV > Plugins > LSPDFR to the directory of GTAV > Plugins

A mod you use "Opticom" has an available update

the cause of your crash is a setting in you lspdfr.ini. please change it as described in the image below

While a crash isn't located in the log, it appears that it occurred while loading LSPDFR. If there is a particular message (besides the RPH crash message and log generation) then this could help identify other issues.

- Make sure you have the latest version of heap, gameconfig, and packfile adjusters
- Try installing resource adjuster
- Ensure you have the latest RageNativeUI
- Check that you have the latest scripthookv
- if you run ScriptHookVDotNet (Nightly), ensure that it is updated, as this mod updates more frequently.

If you are still having issues, try these steps to resolve them:

You are experiencing a system access violation. The typical cause for this is a faulty mods folder, but there are other things that can lead to it, in some cases, SHVDN (Nightly) not being up-to-date has lead to it in the past for me, as well as having any of the following files not installed, or set too high/low:
- Heap Adjuster
- Gameconfig
- packfile limit adjuster
- Resource adjuster

You missing the CalloutInterface API it looks lie, which is needed for CalloutInterface and anything else that relies on it like callout packs.

Also, you need to install the latest version of RageNativeUI

download the Ragepluginhook pursuit fix from the main lspdfr download page. You can install everything in there except the SDK folder into your main game directory,

you will need to manually edit some of your adjusters. Mainly heap adjuster, but it is wise to increase packfile limit a little, and very slightly tweak your resource adjuster within the limits of you PC. Heap adjuster can be increased as needed

why do are you using that old of a version? is your game ripped/pirated?
attach your ragepluginhook log please

are you running ultimate backup and/or stop the ped?
 
to make them spawn in-game, you need to edit the following files (I recommend all of them for the best results)
- Agency.xml (gtav/lspdfr/data)
- agency_addons.xml (gtav/lspdfr/data/custom)
- agency_eupfr.xml (gtav/lspdfr/data/custom)
- default_regions.xml (gtav/plugins/lspdfr/ultimatebackup)
- custom_regions.xml (gtav/plugins/lspdfr/ultimatebackup)
-special_units.xml (gtav/plugins/lspdfr/ultimatebackup)

while i'm not sure if this is the issue, the log shows that you are missing a required file named pyro.common

Also remove callout manager, as it is outdated. A much better and working alternative is callout interface

also, remove automatic siren cutout, as this m,od is very outdated, and discontinued. The same creator of that mod has created another mod that includes updated coding to automatic siren cutout. the alternative is call rich's police enhancements. you will need to configure the .ini, but it is very easy to do

try going to your lspdfr.ini and change Main.DisableGameBlipHiding to "true"

did you run the .net framework repair tool?
and/or ensure that your graphics and other drivers are up-to-date

question, did you also install the ragepluginhook patch that was meant to fix sporatic crashing? if you didn't install it, try installing it and see if it fixes the issue. you can install everything in that download by putting it into your main directory (DO NOT DRAG THE SDK FOLDER INTO YOUR GAME FILES)
it can be found in the lspdfr download page

Try removing automatic siren cutout, as this mod is deprecated and causes crashes. The better alternative is Rich’s police enhancements. Made by the same dev, and includes updates coding for automatic siren cutout. You’ll just need to configure the .ini. Hopefully this helps resolve the issue
 

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
 

hey there, it appears your LSPDFR is not the latest version, but it also appears that you have some outdated mods. try updating these mods and see if this resolves the issue

 
Once you've updated LSPDFR, you will need to also update SHV and (if you have it) SHVDN if you haven't already.
You will also need to remove args.txt from your main game directory.

If you begin to experience ELS.asi errors. Use the advancedhookv file from the v1.05 ELS package, instead of the latest version from the advancedhookv package.

LSPDFR ONLY supports Legacy, and does not support enhanced. This is the same with RagePluginHook.
 
however there is a project they are working on to support enhanced, but I believe both versions will remain released

Make sure it’s the most updated version of scripthookv, and make sure you also have the latest scripthookvdotnet (nightly) and ragenativeui
 
install head adjuster and packfile limit adjuster. And install the latest advanced hook v for ELS (required for ELS)
 
should solve issues. I also recommend LemonUI. If you choose to install lemonui, you will need to install the following folders from the package into your scripts folder:
RPH
SHVDN3
SHVDNC
If that doesn’t work, try following steps:
 
 

I would try the steps above if you haven't already. Also make sure that ScriptHookV, ScriptHookVDotNet, and RageNativeUI are up-to-date!
(ScriptHookVDotNet Last Updated 6 days ago! This not being updated can indeed cause this type of crash)

If this doesn't work let me know!

Your key lock might be enabled for ELS, I believe default key to disable/enable the key lock is the scroll lock key. 

If this is not the issue, then try the following:
- If you edited your ELS.ini (Specifically for the Controls) and changed any of the controls to "0" (removing the key bind for the control option(s)) then this would explain why it is activated and not able to be deactivated. To fix this, simply give the control a key bind, and this should fix your issue. 
- If that didn't solve your issue or was irrelevant, plz send your ELS.log and I will double check that it does not indicate any issues (if you have'n't already tried this.

Scripthookv does not come with els. It only comes as its own download.
 
For ELS, you should install the 1.05 version of the mod, and then install the latest version of AdvancedHookV
 you will also need scripthookv and scriphookvdotnet (nightly) for your asi mods and certain plugins. They are all seperate mods from each other. The latest advancedhookv can be found on the els download page. Scripthookv cans be found on this link
scripthookvdotnet can be found on this link
 
I also recommend LemonUI, if you choose to install it, you will need to create a scripts folder. You must content within the folders listed below from the download package of lemonui into the scripts folder, should you choose to download the mod:
- Content within “RPH” folder
- content within “SHVDNC” folder
- content within “SHVDN3” folder