How to customize cars in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Definitive Edition

One of the most popular game mechanics in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas was car customization. A first for the series, we were finally able to match our car to our preferred style as we played through the game. However, if we haven’t played any of the newer GTA games, this might be a confusing process.

Customizing your car is easy if you know where to look. At several points throughout the map shown below, there are icons indicating the locations of mod shops, which is where you customize your car. Some shops specialize in specific types of cars, so that is something to take into account when searching for a mod shop.

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In the image above, the different colors represent the different mod shops and their locations.

• Red: TransFender
  • Locations
    • Temple - Los Santos: Available after the mission “Cesar Vialpando”. In the northwestern corner of Los Santos.
    • Doherty - San Fierro: Available after the mission “Are You Going to San Fierro?”. On the eastern edge of San Fierro.
    • Come-A-Lot - Las Venturas:  Available after the mission “Learning to Fly”. In the southeastern section of Las Venturas.
  • Prohibited Vehicles
    • Lowriders
    • Tuners
    • Police Vehicles
    • Bikes/Motorcycles
    • Industrial Vehicles
• Blue: Loco Low Co
  • Location: Willowfield - Los Santos: Available after the mission “Cesar Vialpando”. In the southeastern corner of Los Santos.
  • Accepted Vehicles: Lowriders
• Yellow: Wheel Arch Angels
  • Location: Ocean Flats - San Fierro: Available after the mission “Zeroing In”. On the western edge of San Fierro.

Once you have made it to a location listed above, you can go through the options to customize your car!

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