How to start making mods for AC?

[Kermiitti]

So I would want to make some cars for AC. How do I start. I have a car model from gamemodels .ru, dont know if that's a good site for 3D models. The model itself is from FH4
My goals:
Make a well-driving car, that's accurate to the real car
Make the car look good
Make all the instruments inside work
Streering wheel spins
Wipers
Multiple colors

What would I like to do, if possible
Add CarPlay
Add the lights to the steering wheel and dash

So how hard will this be? I have no experience in any of this. Should I try or just give up now?

(the car is a V60 Polestar, if you were wondering)

 

[Vintagedriver01]

Nice to see finally an Chinese car like the Redstar sorry Polestar car.
I can only recommend to go for https://assettocorsamods.net/forums/ and gather all the info. While on YT there also lots of visual explanation about making mods.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Just to let you know at this stage, you won't be able to release your car here on RD if your model has come from that website. The models there are mostly ripped illegally from other games and their use would be against RD's T&Cs.

 

[Kermiitti]

Just to let you know at this stage, you won't be able to release your car here on RD if your model has come from that website. The models there are mostly ripped illegally from other games and their use would be against RD's T&Cs.

Can you recommend a better site for finding 3D models?

 

[Fat-Alfie]

If the car is for your own personal use, I guess you could still use the ripped model (although it's still kind of shady).

The only really legitimate way to get a legal model is to either make it yourself or pay a 3D artist to make it for you. You might find the car you want to make on a 3D model vendor site like TurboSquid, but I've been told by one of our resident professional modellers that it would be easier to start from scratch than try and use one of those models in AC