switching parts on trucks

[Volvo power]

hey im a newie but i was wondering is it posible to put accecory parts from one truck on another (im not gonna mak a file then realese it i just wanna mess parts from other trucks)

[Stoneslinger76]

What part are available in the dealship's or repair shop, are whats available for the current truck your driving. Switching part from say a Kenworth W900 to a Kenworth 680 is not possible.
Just haul some loads make some cash, buy some upgrades.

Most of all have fun!

[room217au]

Depends on the accessory. some are truck specific, some are not.
You can, however, edit the def file(s) for the accessory(s) you want o put on another truck. This is not a simple task for someone without at least some knowledge of how it works. Also, some parts are designed for a particular position on the truck. For example, the exhaust pipes from a Kenworth may not necessarily "appear" in the right place, even if you do alter the def file to tell the game the accessory is now available on a Peterbilt.

[Volvo power]

i wanna put the accecorys from the rjl scania to the peterbuilt with lots of mods (cant remember the name its on steam workshop)

[room217au]

When you design and make parts.. let's use a bullbar as an example.. I believe the part - after completed - needs to be "placed" in the right X-Y-Z co-ordinates in terms of the centre of the truck. I also believe this requires importing the truck into Blender as well.
You select the bullbar, move it around so that it "attaches" to the truck in the right place.
Then you export just the bullbar.
If the above process is not done and you just re-write or edit the def files concerning that bullbar as to which truck it is available on, that bullbar may not look right.
What I mean is, in terms of the centre of the truck to the front of the cabin on a cabover, is waaaaay shorter distance than on a conventional cab.
It's possible that the RJL bullbar (still using an example) could appear half way inside the cabin of the Pete.
Full time modders may have more information but I think the above is something like what happens.