FiveM Addon Cars (Add-On vs Replace)
Own Spawn Name, No Vanilla Car Lost
An addon car is a FiveM vehicle shipped as its own resource with its own spawn name; a replace mod overwrites a vanilla model instead. Every car sold here is an add-on - debadged, textures under 16 MB, tested manifest, from $10.00. Have a replace file? The converter turns it into an add-on.
Add-On vs Replace: What Actually Differs
Both use the same YFT model and YTD texture files. The difference is where they live and what the game thinks they are.
| Point | Add-On | Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Spawn name | Its own (fmr_r34) | Borrows a vanilla one (sultan) |
| Vanilla car | Untouched | Gone for every player |
| Metadata | Ships its own vehicles.meta, handling.meta, carvariations.meta | Inherits the vanilla car’s handling and variations |
| Dealership | Registered by its own name in QBCore or ESX | Sold under the vanilla name, looks wrong in menus |
| Limit | Bounded by VRAM and texture size | Bounded by the number of vanilla cars you are willing to lose |
| Source | Built for FiveM | Usually a GTA V single-player mod |
resources/
fmr_r34/ <- add-on: its own folder, its own spawn name
fxmanifest.lua
data/
vehicles.meta <- modelName = fmr_r34
handling.meta
carvariations.meta
carcols.meta
stream/ <- lowercase, or Linux hosts never find it
fmr_r34.yft
fmr_r34_hi.yft
fmr_r34.ytd
# server.cfg
ensure fmr_r34Full walkthrough, including the ensure line and dealership entries, in the install guide.
What Makes an Addon Car Actually Spawn
Stream file names match the modelName
The .yft and .ytd in stream/ must carry the exact modelName from vehicles.meta. A mismatch is the number one cause of a car stuck “trying to spawn” forever - not the texture size.
Manifest order
In fxmanifest.lua, carvariations.meta is declared after vehicles.meta. Reverse it and liveries, sirens and modkits detach on the next restart. Every car here ships with that order tested.
Textures under 16 MB per YTD
A single 4096×4096 DXT5 texture is 21 MB - over the limit on its own. Add-on cars sold here are compressed under 16 MB per dictionary, so they stream instead of turning into a tanker.
Unique modkit ID and engine audio
Each car has its own modkit ID so tuning does not collide with your other add-ons, and keeps its engine sound where the model has one. If something still fails, the car-not-spawning guide walks the checks in order.
Addon Cars Ready to Ensure (12 examples)
A sample of sports and luxury add-ons. Prices are live; the full catalog is on the FiveM cars hub and bundles on the car packs page.
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR
$10.00
Lamborghini Huracan 2018 BlackedOut
$10.00
Lamborghini Huracan 2018 Performante
$10.00
Lamborghini Urus 2018
$10.00
Audi RS7 2018
$10.00
Bentley Continental GT (DEBADGED)
$10.00
Audi RS6 (DEBADGED)
$10.00
Rolls Royce 6x6 (DEBADGED)
$10.00
Ford Mustang GT500Shelby 2020
$10.00
Lamborghini Aventador Godz
$10.00
Ferrari 360 Modena TORA
$10.00
Mercedes GT63 Brabus
$10.00
Already Have a Replace Mod?
Most free downloads are GTA V single-player replace files: a .yft/.ytd pair named after a vanilla car, sometimes a raw dlc.rpf. The converter unpacks them, writes the metadata, assigns a spawn name and outputs a standard add-on resource. Run the result through the Optimizer if any texture is over 16 MB. Both tools live in the Studio.
Addon Car Questions
What is the difference between an addon car and a replace car in FiveM?
An addon car is its own resource with its own spawn name and metadata; the vanilla fleet stays intact. A replace car overwrites a vanilla model, so it inherits that car’s handling and every player loses the original.
How do I install an addon car?
Extract the folder into resources/, add ensure folder_name to server.cfg, restart, then spawn it by its model name. The install guide covers QBCore and ESX dealership entries too.
Can I turn a replace mod into an addon?
Yes. Upload the replace files or dlc.rpf to the converter; it generates the metadata, a unique spawn name and an fxmanifest, and returns an add-on resource.
Do addon cars work on Linux hosts?
Yes, as long as the stream/ folder is lowercase. Linux paths are case-sensitive, so a Stream/ folder that works on Windows is never found on a Linux host. Cars sold here ship lowercase, and we repair or replace any car that still fails.
Addon Cars That Spawn the First Time
From $10.00. Debadged, optimized, own spawn name, repaired or replaced if anything breaks.
Instant delivery • Works on ESX, QBCore, vMenu • Install guide