Add-On vs Replace Vehicles in FiveM: What's the Difference?

An add-on vehicle spawns under its own new model name and leaves the base game untouched. A replace vehicle overwrites an existing base-game car and takes over its name. For a FiveM server, add-on is almost always the right choice. Picking the wrong one causes conflicts and lost content, so it's worth understanding before you install anything.

What is a replace vehicle?

A replace mod overwrites an existing base game car — the new model takes over an old model's name. It's common in single-player modding, but on a server it means you permanently lose the original car and can only have one mod per slot.

What is an add-on vehicle?

An add-on spawns under its own brand-new model name and leaves every base car intact. You can install hundreds of them without conflict. This is the standard for any modern multiplayer server.

Why do FiveM servers use add-on vehicles?

• No limit from base game slots — add as many as your performance allows.
• Base vehicles stay available for default jobs and scripts.
• Cleaner uninstalls — just remove the resource.

When does replace still make sense?

Mostly single-player, or a deliberate choice to reskin a specific base vehicle everywhere it appears in the world (NPC traffic, for example). For a roleplay or racing server, default to add-on. If you only have a replace version of a car you love, our partner GTA5 Mods Convertor can turn it into a clean add-on.

Everything in our catalog is built as clean add-on resources — browse the full car list or grab a ready pack, and follow our install guide to drop them in. For even more add-on vehicles and resources, check our partner Five Garage.