The GTA: San Andreas carcols.dat is the same as in the other Grand Theft Autos. Each number has its own color:
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
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GTA: San Andreas Carcols.dat, for editing with Notepad:
# This file contains all the info about the car colours. There are two # sections, col which contains the colour table and car which contains # the possible indices into the colour table for each car. # # The end column of the col section is the radio chat version of the car colour. # # Press START on controller to reload this file while the game is running. # # # # # # 1-10 service colours - careful with these # 126 hot pink - do not use # # #street, 9,73 col 0,0,0 # 0 black black 245,245,245 # 1 white white 42,119,161 # 2 police car blue blue 132,4,16 # 3 cherry red red 38,55,57 # 4 midnight blue dark blue 134,68,110 # 5 temple curtain purple purple 215,142,16 # 6 taxi yellow yellow 76,117,183 # 7 striking blue bright blue 189,190,198 # 8 light blue grey light blue grey 94,112,114 # 9 hoods light # maibatsu 70,89,122 # 10 saxony blue poly blue 101,106,121 # 11 concord blue poly grey 93,126,141 # 12 jasper green poly blue 88,89,90 # 13 pewter gray poly grey 214,218,214 # 14 frost white light 156,161,163 # 15 silver stone poly grey 51,95,63 # 16 rio red green 115,14,26 # 17 torino red pearl red 123,10,42 # 18 formula red red 159,157,148 # 19 honey beige poly light # shitsu and nioka 59,78,120 # 20 mariner blue blue 115,46,62 # 21 blaze red red 105,30,59 # 22 classic red red 150,145,140 # 23 winning silver poly grey 81,84,89 # 24 steel gray poly grey 63,62,69 # 25 shadow silver poly dark 165,169,167 # 26 silver stone poly grey 99,92,90 # 27 warm grey mica grey 61,74,104 # 28 harbor blue poly blue 151,149,146 # 29 porcelain silver poly grey 66,31,33 # 30 mellow burgundy dark 95,39,43 # 31 graceful red mica red 132,148,171 # 32 currant blue poly blue # kunst 118,123,124 # 33 gray poly grey 100,100,100 # 34 arctic white light 90,87,82 # 35 anthracite gray poly grey 37,37,39 # 36 black poly dark 45,58,53 # 37 dark green poly green 147,163,150 # 38 seafoam poly light 109,122,136 # 39 diamond blue poly blue 34,25,24 # 40 biston brown poly dark 111,103,95 # 41 desert taupe poly dark 124,28,42 # 42 garnet red poly red 95,10,21 # 43 desert red red 25,56,38 # 44 green green 93,27,32 # 45 cabernet red poly red 157,152,114 # 46 light ivory light 122,117,96 # 47 pueblo beige green 152,149,134 # 48 smoke silver poly light 173,176,176 # 49 astra silver poly grey 132,137,136 # 50 ascot gray grey 48,79,69 # 51 agate green green 77,98,104 # 52 petrol blue green poly green 22,34,72 # 53 surf blue blue 39,47,75 # 54 nautical blue poly blue # stuff 125,98,86 # 55 woodrose poly dark 158,164,171 # 56 crystal blue poly blue 156,141,113 # 57 bisque frost poly light 109,24,34 # 58 currant red solid red 78,104,129 # 59 lt.crystal blue poly blue 156,156,152 # 60 lt.titanium poly light 145,115,71 # 61 race yellow solid yellow 102,28,38 # 62 brt.currant red poly red 148,157,159 # 63 clear crystal blue frost poly grey 164,167,165 # 64 silver poly grey 142,140,70 # 65 pastel alabaster yellow 52,26,30 # 66 mid currant red poly dark 106,122,140 # 67 med regatta blue poly blue 170,173,142 # 68 oxford white solid yellow 171,152,143 # 69 alabaster solid light 133,31,46 # 70 elec.currant red poly red 111,130,151 # 71 spinnaker blue solid blue 88,88,83 # 72 dk.titanium poly grey 154,167,144 # 73 pastel alabaster solid light 96,26,35 # 74 med.cabernet solid red 32,32,44 # 75 twilight blue poly dark 164,160,150 # 76 titanium frost poly grey 170,157,132 # 77 sandalwood frost poly light 120,34,43 # 78 wild strawberry poly red 14,49,109 # 79 ultra blue poly blue 114,42,63 # 80 vermilion solid red 123,113,94 # 81 med.sandalwood poly light 116,29,40 # 82 med.red solid red 30,46,50 # 83 deep jewel green green 77,50,47 # 84 med.woodrose poly dark 124,27,68 # 85 vermillion solid red # more stuff 46,91,32 # 86 green green 57,90,131 # 87 bright blue poly blue 109,40,55 # 88 bright red red 167,162,143 # 89 lt.champagne poly light 175,177,177 # 90 silver poly silver 54,65,85 # 91 steel blue poly blue 109,108,110 # 92 medium gray poly grey # generic 15,106,137 # 93 arctic pearl light 32,75,107 # 94 nassau blue poly blue 43,62,87 # 95 med.sapphire blue poly blue 155,159,157 # 96 silver poly silver 108,132,149 # 97 lt.sapphire blue poly blue 77.93,96 # 98 malachite poly blue 174,155,127 # 99 flax yellow 64,108,143 # 100 med.maui blue poly blue 31,37,59 # 101 dk.sapphire blue poly dark 171,146,118 # 102 copper beige light 19,69,115 # 103 bright blue poly blue 150,129,108 # 104 med.flax yellow 100,104,106 # 105 med.gray poly grey 16,80,130 # 106 bright blue poly blue 161,153,131 # 107 lt.driftwood poly light 56,86,148 # 108 blue blue 82,86,97 # 109 steel gray poly grey 127,105,86 # 110 lt.beechwood poly dark 140,146,154 # 111 slate gray grey 89,110,135 # 112 lt.sapphire blue poly blue 71,53,50 # 113 dk.beechwood poly dark 68,98,79 # 114 torch red green 115,10,39 # 115 bright red red 34,52,87 # 116 med.sapphire blue firemist blue 100,13,27 # 117 med.garnet red poly red 163,173,198 # 118 white diamond pearl light 105,88,83 # 119 dk.sable poly dark 155,139,128 # 120 antelope beige light 98,11,28 # 121 brilliant red poly red 91,93,94 # 122 gun metal poly grey 98,68,40 # 123 med.beechwood poly dark 115,24,39 # 124 brilliant red poly red 27,55,109 # 125 bright blue poly blue 236,106,174 # 126 pink light end car admiral, 34,34, 35,35, 37,37, 39,39, 41,41, 43,43, 45,45, 47,47 alpha, 58,1, 69,1, 75,77, 18,1, 32,1, 45,45, 13,1, 34,1 ambulan, 1,3 androm, 1,1 artict1, 1,1 artict2, 1,1 artict3, 1,1 at400, 1,3, 8,7, 8,10, 8,16, 23,31, 40,44 baggage, 1,73, 1,74, 1,75, 1,76, 1,77, 1,78, 1,79 bandito, 2,39, 9,39, 17,1, 21,1, 33,0, 37,0, 41,29, 56,29 banshee, 12,12, 13,13, 14,14, 1,2, 2,1, 1,3, 3,1, 10,10 barracks, 43,0 beagle, 3,90, 4,90, 7,68, 8,66, 12,60, 27,97, 34,51, 37,51 benson, 109,25, 109,32, 112,32, 10,32, 30,44, 32,52, 84,66, 84,69 bf400, 54,1, 58,1, 66,1, 72,1, 75,1, 87,1, 101,1, 36,1 bfinject, 1,0, 2,2, 3,2, 3,6, 6,16, 15,30, 24,53, 35,61 bike, 7,1, 74,1, 61,1, 16,1, 25,1, 30,1, 36,1, 53,1 blade, 9,1, 12,1, 26,96, 30,96, 32,1, 37,1, 57,96, 71,96 blistac, 74,72, 66,72, 53,56, 37,19, 22,22, 20,20, 9,14, 0,0 bloodra, 51,39, 57,38, 45,29, 34,9, 65,9, 14,1, 12,9, 26,1 bmx, 1,1, 3,3, 6,6, 46,46, 65,9, 14,1, 12,9, 26,1 bobcat, 96,25, 97,25, 101,25, 111,31, 113,36, 83,57, 67,59 boxburg, 36,36 boxville, 11,123, 13,120, 20,117, 24,112, 27,107, 36,105, 37,107, 43,93 bravura, 41,41, 47,47, 52,52, 66,66, 74,74, 87,87,91,91, 113,113 broadway, 12,1, 19,96, 31,64, 25,96, 38,1, 51,96, 57,1, 66,96 buccanee, 2,39, 9,39, 17,1, 21,1, 33,0, 37,0, 41,29, 56,29 buffalo, 10,10, 13,13, 22,22, 30,30, 39,39, 90,90, 98,98, 110,110 bullet, 51,1, 58,8, 60,1, 68,8, 2,1, 13,8, 22,1, 36,8 burrito, 41,41, 48,48, 52,52, 64,64, 71,71, 85,85, 10,10, 62,62 bus, 71,59, 75,59, 92,72, 47,74, 55,83, 59,83, 71,87, 82,87 cabbie, 6,76 caddy, 58,1, 2,1, 63,1, 18,1, 32,1, 45,1, 13,1, 34,1 cadrona, 52,1, 53,1, 66,1, 75,1, 76,1, 81,1, 95,1, 109,1 cargobob, 1,1 cheetah, 20,1, 25,1, 36,1, 40,1 62,1, 75,1, 92,1, 0,1 clover, 13,118, 24,118, 31,93, 32,92, 45,92, 113,92, 119,113, 122,113 club, 37,37, 31,31, 23,23, 22,22, 7,7, 124,124, 114,114, 112,112 coach, 54,7, 79,7, 87,7, 95,16, 98,20, 105,20, 123,20, 125,21 coastg, 56,15, 56,53 comet, 73,45, 12,12, 2,2, 6,6, 4,4, 46,46, 53,53 copcarla, 0,1 copcarsf, 0,1 copcarvg, 0,1 copcarru, 0,1 cropdust, 17,39, 15,123, 32,112, 45,88, 52,71, 57,67, 61,96, 96,96 dft30, 1,1 dinghy, 56,15, 56,53 dodo, 51,1, 58,8, 60,1, 68,8, 2,1, 13,8, 22,1, 36,8 dozer, 1,1 dumper, 1,1 duneride, 91,38, 115,43, 85,6, 79,7, 78,8, 77,18, 79,18, 86,24 elegant, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 elegy, 36,1, 35,1, 17,1, 11,1, 116,1, 113,1, 101,1, 92,1 emperor, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 enforcer, 0,1 esperant, 45,75, 47,76, 33,75, 13,76, 54,75, 69,76, 59,75, 87,76 euros, 36,1, 40,1, 43,1, 53,1, 72,1, 75,1, 95,1, 101,1 faggio, 12,12, 13,13, 14,14, 1,2, 2,1, 1,3, 3,1, 10,10 fbiranch, 0,0 fcr900, 74,74, 75,13, 87,118, 92,3, 115,118, 25,118, 36,0, 118,118 feltzer, 73,1, 74,1, 75,1, 77,1, 79,1, 83,1, 84,1, 91,1 firela, 3,1 firetruk, 3,1 flash, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 flatbed, 84,15, 84,58, 84,31, 32,74, 43,31, 1,31, 77,31, 32,74 forklift, 110,1, 111,1, 112,1, 114,1, 119,1, 122,1, 4,1, 13,1 fortune, 2,39, 9,39, 17,1, 21,1, 33,0, 37,0, 41,29, 56,29 freeway, 79,79, 84,84, 7,7, 11,11, 19,19, 22,22, 36,36, 53,53 freight, 1,1 glendale, 67,76, 68,76, 78,76, 2,76, 16,76, 18,76, 25,76, 45,88 glenshit, 67,76, 68,76, 78,76, 2,76, 16,76, 18,76, 25,76, 45,88 greenwoo, 30,26, 77,26, 81,27, 24,55, 28,56, 49,59, 52,69, 71,107 hermes, 97,1, 81,1, 105,1, 110,1, 91,1, 74,1, 84,1, 83,1 hotdog, 1,1 hotknife, 1,1, 12,12, 2,2, 6,6, 4,4, 46,46, 53,53 hotrina, 7,94, 36,88, 51,75, 53,75 ,58,67, 75,67, 75,61, 79,62 hotrinb, 83,66, 87,74, 87,75, 98,83, 101,100, 103,101, 117,116, 123,36 hotring, 36,117, 36,13, 42,30, 42,33, 54,36, 75,79, 92,101, 98,109 hunter, 43,0 huntley, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 hustler, 50,1, 47,1, 44,96, 40,96, 39,1, 30,1, 28,96, 9,96 infernus, 12,1, 64,1, 123,1, 116,1, 112,1, 106,1, 80,1, 75,1 intruder, 62,37, 78,38, 2,62, 3,87, 2,78, 113,78, 119,62, 7,78 jester, 51,1, 58,8, 60,1, 68,8, 2,1, 13,8, 22,1, 36,8 jetmax, 36,13 journey, 1,1 kart, 2,35, 36,2, 51,53, 91,2, 11,22, 40,35 landstal, 4,1, 123,1, 113,1, 101,1, 75,1, 62,1, 40,1, 36,1 launch, 112,20 linerun, 36,1, 37,1, 30,1, 28,1, 25,1, 40,1, 101,1, 113,1 quad, 120,117, 103,111, 120,114, 74,91, 120,112, 74,83, 120,113, 66,71 majestic, 37,36, 36,36, 40,36, 43,41, 47,41, 51,72, 54,75, 55,84 mtbike, 43,43, 46,46, 39,39, 28,28, 16,16, 6,6, 5,5, 2,2 manana, 4,1, 9,1, 10,1, 25,1, 36,1, 40,1, 45,1, 84,1 marquis, 12,35, 50,32, 40,26, 66,36 maverick, 26,14, 29,42, 26,57, 54,29, 26,3, 3,29, 12,39, 74,35 merit, 67,1, 72,1, 75,1, 83,1, 91,1, 101,1, 109,1, 20,1 mesa, 75,84, 40,84, 40,110, 28,119, 25,119, 21,119, 13,119, 4,119 monster, 32,36, 32,42, 32,53, 32,66, 32,14, 32,32 monstera, 1,1 monsterb, 1,1 moonbeam, 119,119, 117,227, 114,114, 108,108, 95,95, 81,81, 61,61, 41,41 mower, 94,1, 101,1, 116,1, 117,1, 4,1, 25,1, 30,1, 37,1 mrwhoop, 1,16, 1,56, 1,17, 1,53, 1,5, 1,35 mule, 25,1, 28,1, 43,1, 67,1, 72,1, 9,1, 95,1, 24,1 nebula, 116,1, 119,1, 122,1, 4,1, 9,1, 24,1, 27,1, 36,1 nevada, 38,9, 55,23, 61,74, 71,87, 91,87, 98,114, 102,119, 111,3 newsvan, 41,10, 41,20, 49,11, 56,123, 110,113, 112,116, 114,118, 119,101 nrg500, 3,3, 3,8, 6,25, 7,79, 8,82, 36,105, 39,106, 51,118 oceanic, 51,1, 58,8, 60,1, 68,8, 2,1, 13,8, 22,1, 36,8 packer, 4,1, 20,1, 24,1, 25,1, 36,1, 40,1, 54,1, 84,1 patriot, 43,0 pcj600, 36,1, 37,1, 43,1, 53,1, 61,1, 75,1, 79,1, 88,1 peren, 113,39, 119,50, 123,92, 109,100, 101,101, 95,105, 83,110, 66,25 petro, 10,1, 25,1, 28,1, 36,1, 40,1, 54,1, 75,1, 113,1 petrotr, 1,1 phoenix, 58,1, 69,1, 75,77, 18,1, 32,1, 45,45, 13,1, 34,1 picador, 81,8, 32,8, 43,8, 67,8, 11,11, 8,90, 2,2, 83,13 pizzaboy,3,6 polmav, 0,1 pony, 87,1, 88,1, 91,1, 105,1, 109,1, 119,1, 4,1, 25,1 predator, 46,26 premier, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 previon, 83,1, 87,1, 92,1, 95,1, 109,1, 119,45, 11,1, primo, 122,1, 123,1, 125,1, 10,1, 24,1, 37,1, 55,1, 66,1 raindanc, 1,6 rancher, 13,118, 14,123, 120,123, 112,120, 84,110, 76,102 rcbandit, 2,96, 79,42, 82,54, 67,86, 126,96, 70,96, 110,54, 67,98 rcbaron, 14,75 rcraider, 14,75 rcgoblin, 14,75 rdtrain, 13,76, 24,77, 63,78, 42,76, 54,77, 39,78, 11,76, 62,77 reefer, 56,56 regina, 27,36, 59,36, 60,35, 55,41, 54,31, 49,23, 45,32, 40,29 remingtn, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 rhino, 43,0 rnchlure, 13,118, 14,123, 120,123, 112,120, 84,110, 76,102 romero, 0,0, 11,105, 25,109, 36,0, 40,36, 75,36, 0,36, 0,109 rumpo, 34,34, 32,32, 20,20, 110,110, 66,66, 84,84, 118,118, 121,121 rustler, 6,7, 7,6, 1,6, 89,91, 119,117, 103,102, 77,87, 71,77 sabre, 2,39, 9,39, 17,1, 21,1, 33,0, 37,0, 41,29, 56,29 sadler, 76,8, 32,8, 43,8, 67,8, 11,11, 8,90, 2,2, 83,13 sadlshit, 61,8, 32,8, 43,8, 67,8, 11,11, 8,90, 2,2, 83,13 sanchez, 6,6, 46,46, 53,53, 3,3 sandking, 123,124, 119,122, 118,117, 116,115, 114,108, 101,106, 88,99, 5,6 savanna, 97,96, 88,64, 90,96, 93,64, 97,96, 99,81, 102,114, 114,1 seaspar, 75,2 securica, 4,75 sentinel, 11,1, 24,1, 36,1, 40,1, 75,1, 91,1, 123,1, 4,1 shamal, 1,1 streak, 1,1 streakc, 1,1 skimmer, 1,3, 1,9, 1,18, 1,30, 17,23, 46,23, 46,32, 57,34 slamvan, 3,1, 28,1, 31,1, 55,1, 66,1 97,1, 123,1, 118,1 solair, 91,1, 101,1, 109,1, 113,1, 4,1, 25,1, 30,1, 36,1 sparrow, 1,3 speeder, 1,3, 1,5, 1,16, 1,22, 1,35, 1,44, 1,53, 1,57 stafford, 92,92, 81,81, 67,67, 66,66, 61,61, 53,53, 51,51, 47,47, 43,43 stallion, 57,8, 8,17, 43,21, 54,38, 67,8, 37,78, 65,79, 25,78 stratum, 57,8, 8,17, 43,21, 54,38, 67,8, 37,78, 65,79, 25,78 stretch, 1,1 stunt, 38,51, 21,36, 21,34, 30,34, 54,34, 55,20, 48,18, 51,6 sultan, 52,39, 9,39, 17,1, 21,1, 33,0, 37,0, 41,29, 56,29 sunrise, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 supergt, 3,3, 6,6, 7,7, 52,52, 76,76 swatvan, 1,1 sweeper, 26,26 tahoma, 109,1, 30,8, 95,1, 84,8, 83,1, 72,8, 71,1, 52,8 tampa, 74,39, 72,39, 75,39, 79,39, 83,36, 84,36, 89,35, 91,35 taxi, 6,1 topfun, 26,26, 28,28, 44,44, 51,51, 57,57, 72,72, 106,106, 112,112 tornado, 67,1, 68,96, 72,1, 74,8, 75,96, 76,8, 79,1, 84,96 towtruck, 1,1, 17,20, 18,20, 22,30, 36,43, 44,51, 52,54 tractor, 2,35, 36,2, 51,53, 91,2, 11,22, 40,35 tram, 1,74 trash, 26,26 tropic, 26,26 tug, 1,1 tugstair, 1,1 turismo, 123,123, 125,125, 36,36, 16,16, 18,18, 46,46, 61,61, 75,75 uranus, 112,1, 116,1, 117,1, 24,1, 30,1, 35,1, 36,1, 40,1 utility, 56,56, 49,49, 26,124 vcnmav, 2,26, 2,29 vincent, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 virgo, 40,65, 71,72, 52,66, 64,72, 30,72, 60,72 voodoo, 9,1, 10,8, 11,1, 25,8, 27,1, 29,8, 30,1, 37,8 vortex, 96,67, 86,70, 79,74, 70,86, 61,98, 75,75, 75,91 walton, 72,1, 66,1, 59,1, 45,1, 40,1, 39,1, 35,1, 20,1 washing, 4,1, 13,1, 25,1, 30,1, 36,1, 40,1, 75,1, 95,1 wayfarer, 119,1, 122,1, 8,1, 10,1, 13,1, 25,1, 27,1, 32,1 willard, 37,37, 42,42, 53,53, 62,62, 7,7, 10,10, 11,11, 15,15 windsor, 51,1, 58,1, 60,1, 68,1, 2,1, 13,1, 22,1, 36,1 yankee, 84,63, 91,63, 102,65, 105,72, 110,93, 121,93, 12,95, 23,1 yosemite, 53,32, 15,32, 45,32, 34,30, 65,32, 14,32, 12,32, 43,32 zr350, 92,1, 94,1, 101,1, 121,1, 0,1, 22,1, 36,1, 75,1 end car4 camper, 1,31,1,0, 1,31,1,0, 1,20,3,0, 1,5,0,0, 0,6,3,0, 3,6,3,0, 16,0,8,0, 17,0,120,0 cement, 60,24,23,0, 61,27,123,0, 65,31,31,0, 61,61,30,0, 81,35,23,0, 62,61,62,0, 83,66,64,0, 83,64,64,0 squalo, 0,0,0,1, 1,5,1,1, 3,3,0,1, 1,22,1,1, 1,35,1,1, 1,44,1,1, 1,53,1,1, 1,57,1,1 end
How to edit[]
This is incredibly simple. To begin with, you must come up with an RGB code that matches the colour you want a car to spawn as. As explained earlier, choose any number between 0 and 255 for each 3 values. If you choose 255,0,0 you will have the strongest red colour possible. Now in the COL section, add a new line at the bottom, and give it a # number that follows on from the very last colour.
Make sure your new line does not have the same # number as any other line.
Once you have your new line ready, you can add a name for it on the right, similar to the other lines, but this is not necessary. You have now finished with the COL section.
Now we move onto the CAR and CAR4 sections. Find the vehicle you want your new colour(s) to apply to. This vehicle should already have one or more pairs assigned to it. You can either remove these, or add your new pair to the end. Whichever you choose will make no difference, but don't forget; the last number of the car's line must not have a comma ending it.
A pair can also have the same colour in it twice, all this will do is match the primary and secondary colours together. Remember, many cars only make use of the primary colour in a pair - the dff model file will need editing if you want the secondary colour to function somewhere on a car.
The secondary colour (and perhaps tertiary and quaternary if using CAR4) can be set to anything should the model not actually have any materials assigned to those values.
Note: In San Andreas, having more than 179 colors will crash the game.
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