I just have something with license plates so I started tweaking and experimenting few months ago and I also haven´t found a way for height changing.

My understanding of the license plate "coding". This code is taken from my "mod", which corrected the Monaco license plate:

    <TextureSetName>yankton plate</TextureSetName> - don't change
    <DiffuseMapName>yankton_plate</DiffuseMapName> - don't change
    <NormalMapName>yankton_plate_n</NormalMapName> - don't change
    <FontExtents x="0.16000000" y="0.39500000" z="1.08000000" w="0.81600000"/> - needs pure experimenting(font-stretching), I achieved my needs by mostly playing(increasing) with "x", "y" and "z". Therefore, I could move the layout much more right and "fine-tune" them to match customized plate bordering...
    <MaxLettersOnPlate x="7.00000000" y="1.00000000"/> - I maybe didn´t understand the effect, but keep x rather high, I think changing "y" makes nothing better...
    <FontColor value="0xFF0055C4"/> - hex color code, works beautifully, take values from below(carcols.ymt). This color is blue
    <FontOutlineColor value="0xFF0055C4"/> - hex color code, doesn't seem to give any effect on me...
    <IsFontOutlineEnabled value="true"/> - even if to enable it by here...

<DefaultTexureIndex value="4"/> - haven´t tested, dunno
<NumericOffset value="0"/> - don´t change that, f*cks up the numeric order!!!
<AlphabeticOffset value="10"/> - don´t change that, f*cks up the alphabetic order!!!
<SpaceOffset value="60"/> - seems to work, as the name says, space offset. I increased that, because that suited me...
<RandomCharOffset value="36"/> - haven´t tested, because seems totally irrelevant...
<NumRandomChar value="4"/> - haven't tested, because seems irrelevant as well...

I haven´t done that much of a research, but at the first glance, LTD should be easier to convert to 76, because u basically don´t have to modify model(maybe only for texture-editing, because some models have embedded textures), but only textures all around. The main thing, why I haven´t took time and release some (hopefully) fantastic realism graphics mods is because I haven´t ever been into modeling(converting is not modeling), I don´t have Zmodeler license & etc.

Vlad can maybe help, as far as I understood...

Thank You for Your amazing work! I am only into driving realism gameplay and without Your mod, it just aint possible. Keep up the good work and always know that You must be respected for Your work!

Some thoughts after many months of testing:

• Sometimes axles go crazy when u enter the car first time. Solution is to toggle on/off the mod and axles will be reset.
• Drifting is still IMPOSSIBLE if you want SIMULATION experience(only some simple handling.meta modifying to get some arcadish-feeling). I seriously drift in Assetto Corsa and sometimes take part in competitions and I know, what is drifting and what is not. The best solution to "override" that shitty vehicle physics is "InversePower", but even that in combination with your mod is too crap for a proper gameplay...
• Your mod works really well with "Custom Steering"-mod, but I You should know that.
• Still haven´t got clear thoughts, how to setup FFB properly. Default is OK, but any changes usually ends up making things more worse.

Good luck in working against very crappy (vehicle) physics engine, although that overall photorealism experience is just off the hook!

EDIT: I am sitting on a G25

Hi, guys!

I am also very very keen on transforming Los Santos to Los Angeles(I am very much into realism modding). If Your plans work out, I can maybe find time to help with textures(started with Virtual Tuning in 2003 and I occasionally keep my "hands warm", especially making liveries into various games)...

Henry

Moreover, it seems possible to add plates, but no details available yet...

This "blue mask" is called NORMAL MAP. Search on Youtube how to make normal maps...

I have done my own country license plates, so I know