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[[Image:TransFender-GTASA-logo.png|right|256px|Logo of Transfender in GTA San Andreas.]]
[[File:TransFender-GTASA-logo.png|right|256px|Logo of Transfender in GTA San Andreas.]]
'''TransFender''' is an automobile customization shop in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] that allows the player to customized various standard road vehicles in the game.


'''TransFender''' is an automobile customization shop in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] that allows the player to customized various standard road vehicles in the game. The shop returns in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], but only as a part of the [[Pay 'n' Spray]] [[Auto Limbo]], with its customization services unusable.
== Locations ==
 
There are three TransFender locations throughout [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], with one in each major city:
==Locations in GTA San Andreas==
There are 3 TransFender locations throughout [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], with one in each major city:


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TransFender-GTASA-Temple-exterior.jpg|[[Los Santos]]: In [[Temple]], next to the Temple [[Pay 'n' Spray]].
File:TransFender-GTASA-Temple-exterior.jpg|[[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]: In [[Temple]], next to the Temple [[Pay 'n' Spray]].
TransFender-GTASA-Doherty-exterior.jpg|[[San Fierro]]: In [[Doherty]], around the side of [[Wang Cars]] (a [[Rumpo]] sporting the company logo also pictured).
File:TransFender-GTASA-Doherty-exterior.jpg|[[San Fierro]]: In [[Doherty]], around the side of [[Wang Cars]] (a [[Rumpo]] sporting the company logo also pictured).
TransFender-GTASA-Come-A-Lot-exterior.jpg|[[Las Venturas]]: At the east end of the [[Come-A-Lot]] area.
File:TransFender-GTASA-Come-A-Lot-exterior.jpg|[[Las Venturas]]: At the east end of the [[Come-A-Lot]] area.
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</gallery>


==Supported vehicles==
== Supported vehicles ==
Vehicles that can be modified at TransFender encompassed a limited but nevertheless large number of standard civilian road vehicles that are not classified as tuners (which can only be modified at [[Wheel Arch Angels]] garage in [[San Fierro]]) or lowriders (which can only be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]] in [[Los Santos]]). [[:Category:Bikes|Motorcycles and bicycles]], [[:Category:Industrial Vehicles|industrial vehicles]] and [[:Category:Law Enforcement Vehicles|law enforcement vehicles]] are typically unacceptable.
Vehicles that can be modified at TransFender encompassed a limited but nevertheless large number of standard civilian road vehicles that are not classified as tuners (which can only be modified at [[Wheel Arch Angels]] garage in [[San Fierro]]) or lowriders (which can only be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]] in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]). [[:Category:Bikes|Motorcycles and bicycles]], [[:Category:Industrial Vehicles|industrial vehicles]], and [[:Category:Law Enforcement Vehicles|law enforcement vehicles]] are typically unacceptable.


Vehicles customizable at TransFender include the following:
Vehicles customizable at TransFender include the following:
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{{Col-4}}
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*[[Admiral]]
* [[Admiral]]
*[[Alpha]]
* [[Alpha]]
*[[Banshee]]
* [[Banshee]]
*[[Blista Compact]]
* [[Blista Compact]]
*[[Bobcat]]
* [[Bobcat]]
*[[Bravura]]
* [[Bravura]]
*[[Buccaneer]]
* [[Buccaneer]]
*[[Buffalo]]
* [[Buffalo]]
*[[Bullet]]
* [[Bullet]]
*[[Cabbie]]
* [[Cabbie]]
*[[Cadrona]]
* [[Cadrona]]
*[[Cheetah]]
* [[Cheetah]]
*[[Clover]]
* [[Clover]]
*[[Club]]
* [[Club]]
*[[Comet]]
* [[Comet]]
*[[Elegant]]
* [[Elegant]]
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{{Col-4}}
*[[Emperor (car)|Emperor]]
* [[Emperor (car)|Emperor]]
*[[Esperanto]]
* [[Esperanto]]
*[[Euros]]
* [[Euros]]
*[[Feltzer]]
* [[Feltzer]]
*[[Fortune]]
* [[Fortune]]
*[[Glendale]]
* [[Glendale]]
*[[Greenwood]]
* [[Greenwood]]
*[[Hermes]]
* [[Hermes]]
*[[Huntley]]
* [[Huntley]]
*[[Hustler]]
* [[Hustler]]
*[[Infernus]]
* [[Infernus]]
*[[Intruder]]
* [[Intruder]]
*[[Landstalker]]
* [[Landstalker]]
*[[Majestic]]
* [[Majestic]]
*[[Manana]]
* [[Manana]]
*[[Merit]]
* [[Merit]]
{{Col-4}}
{{Col-4}}
*[[Mesa Grande|Mesa]]
* [[Mesa Grande|Mesa]]
*[[Moonbeam]]
* [[Moonbeam]]
*[[Nebula]]
* [[Nebula]]
*[[Oceanic]]
* [[Oceanic]]
*[[Perennial]]
* [[Perennial]]
*[[Phoenix]]
* [[Phoenix]]
*[[Picador]]
* [[Picador]]
*[[Premier]]
* [[Premier]]
*[[Previon]]
* [[Previon]]
*[[Primo]]
* [[Primo]]
*[[Rancher]]
* [[Rancher]]
*[[Regina]]
* [[Regina]]
*[[Romero]]
* [[Romero]]
*[[Sabre]]
* [[Sabre]]
*[[Sentinel]]
* [[Sentinel]]
*[[Solair]]
* [[Solair]]
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{{Col-4}}
*[[Stallion]]
* [[Stallion]]
*[[Stafford]]
* [[Stafford]]
*[[Stretch]]
* [[Stretch]]
*[[Sunrise]]
* [[Sunrise]]
*[[Super GT]]
* [[Super GT]]
*[[Tampa]]
* [[Tampa]]
*[[Taxi]]
* [[Taxi]]
*[[Turismo]]
* [[Turismo]]
*[[Vincent]]
* [[Vincent]]
*[[Virgo]]
* [[Virgo]]
*[[Walton]]
* [[Walton]]
*[[Washington]]
* [[Washington]]
*[[Willard]]
* [[Willard]]
*[[Windsor]]
* [[Windsor]]
*[[ZR-350]]
* [[ZR-350]]
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{{Col-end}}


==Modifications==
 
== Modifications ==
The range of modifications available for vehicles at TransFender depend on the vehicle's model.
The range of modifications available for vehicles at TransFender depend on the vehicle's model.


Basic options, including body colors, nitrous boasts, wheels, car stereos and hydraulics, are available for all vehicles. However, other groups of parts are only exclusive to certain classes of vehicles, such as the "Lights" option that add fog lights, which is available only to off-road vehicles such as the [[Bobcat]] and [[Landstalker]]. "Body kit" parts that enhance a vehicle's speedy appearance, including hood scoops, hood vents, roof scoops, spoilers and side skirts, are usually reserved for cars (both two doors or four doors), although these too are unavailable for a handful of cars. Even so, the number of parts available for each option are usually limited to a select few, depending on the vehicle model. The "Exhaust" option is available for most road vehicles, but unavailable for the same vehicles deprived of the aforementioned body kit parts.
Basic options, including body colors, nitrous boosts, wheels, car stereos, and hydraulics, are available for all vehicles. However, other groups of parts are only exclusive to certain classes of vehicles, such as the "Lights" option that add fog lights, which is available only to off-road vehicles such as the [[Bobcat]] and [[Landstalker]]. "Body kit" parts that enhance a vehicle's speedy appearance, including hood scoops, hood vents, roof scoops, spoilers, and side skirts, are usually reserved for cars (both two doors or four doors), although these too are unavailable for a handful of cars. Even so, the number of parts available for each option are usually limited to a select few, depending on the vehicle model. The "Exhaust" option is available for most road vehicles, but unavailable for the same vehicles deprived of the aforementioned body kit parts.


For a more detailed range of parts for each vehicle, see the vehicles' respectable pages.
For a more detailed range of parts for each vehicle, see the vehicles' respectable pages.


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Image:TransFender-GTASA-interiorSunrise.jpg|A modified [[Sunrise]] at a TransFender, illustrating a vehicle with a wider range of "body kit" parts.
File:TransFender-GTASA-interior-Sunrise.jpg|A modified [[Sunrise]] at a TransFender, illustrating a vehicle with a wider range of "body kit" parts.
Image:TransFender-GTASA-interiorMesa.jpg|A modified [[Mesa Grande|Mesa]], illustrating a vehicle with a more limited selection, but with specialized "Light" options that includes fog lights in the front.
File:TransFender-GTASA-interior-Mesa.jpg|A modified [[Mesa Grande|Mesa]], illustrating a vehicle with a more limited selection, but with specialized "Light" options that includes fog lights in the front.
Image:TransFender-GTASA-interiorOceanic.jpg|A modified [[Oceanic]] that illustrates a lower end range of parts for a select few cars.
File:TransFender-GTASA-interior-Oceanic.jpg|A modified [[Oceanic]] that illustrates a lower end range of parts for a select few cars.
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</gallery>


===List===
=== List ===
The following lists a complete range of parts available for all vehicles at TransFender:
The following lists a complete range of modifications available at TransFender. Italicized pricing denotes prices at the [[Las Venturas]] TransFender, which charges 20% more except Colors, reflecting the penchant for the city's businesses to overcharge by 20%, such as at [[Ammu-Nation]] stores and fast-food restaurants. The prices are determined by the [[shopping.dat]] file; below are the default prices.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Customization
! Customization
!Options
! Options
|-
|-
|Color
| Color
|
|
*Car color 1 (63 different colors available) - $150
* Car color 1 (63 different colors available): $150
*Car color 2 (63 different colors available) - $150
* Car color 2 (63 different colors available): $150
|-
|-
|Hood scoops
| Hood
|
|
*Champ - $100
* Fury Scoop: $150 (''$180'')
*Fury - $150
* Champ Scoop: $100 (''$120'')
*Oval - $150
* Worx Scoop: $250 (''$300'')
*Race - $220
* Race Scoop: $220 (''$264'')
*Worx - $250
|-
|-
|Hood vents
| Vents
|
|
*Oval - $150
* Oval Hood Vents: $150 (''$180'')
*Square - $100
* Square Hood Vents: $100 (''$120'')
|-
|-
|Exhausts
| Exhausts
|
|
*Small - $150
* Large Exhaust: $250 (''$300'')
*Medium - $200
* Medium Exhaust: $200 (''$240'')
*Large - $250
* Small Exhaust: $150 (''$180'')
*Twin - $300
* Twin Exhaust: $300 (''$360'')
*Upswept - $400
* Upswept Exhaust: $350 (''$420'')
|-
|-
|(Fog) lights
| Lights
|
|
*Round - $100
* Round Fog Lamp: $100 (''$120'')
*Square - $50
* Square Fog Lamp: $50 (''$60'')
|-
|-
|Nitro
| Nitro
|
|
*2x - $200
* 2x Nitrous: $200 (''$240'')
*5x - $500
* 5x Nitrous: $500 (''$600'')
*10x - $1000
* 10x Nitrous: $1,000 (''$1,200'')
|-
|-
|Roof
| Roof
|
|
*Roof Scoop - $80
* Roof Scoop: $80 (''$96'')
|-
|-
|Spoilers
| Spoilers
|
|
*Alpha - $250
* Win: $550 (''$660'')
*Champ - $400
* Champ: $400 (''$480'')
*Drag - $200
* Drag: $200 (''$240'')
*Fury - $350
* Race: $500 (''$600'')
*Pro - $400
* Fury: $350 (''$420'')
*Race - $500
* Worx: $200 (''$240'')
*Win - $550
* Pro: $400 (''$480'')
*Worx - $200
* Alpha $250 (''$300'')
|-
|-
|Side skirts
| Side Skirts
|
|
*Side Skirt - $500
* Side Skirt: $500 (''$600'')
|-
|-
|Wheels
| Wheels
|
|
*Access - $1140
* Import: $820 (''$984'')
*Ahab - $1000
* Atomic: $770 (''$924'')
*Atomic - $770
* Ahab: $1,000 (''$1,200'')
*Grove - $1230
* Virtual: $620 (''$744'')
*Import - $820
* Access: $1,140 (''$1,368'')
*Mega - $1030
* Off Road Wheel: $1,000 (''$1,200'')
*Off Road Wheel - $1000
* Mega: $1,030 (''$1,236'')
*Twist - $1200
* Grove: $1,230 (''$1,476'')
*Virtual - $620
* Twist: $1,200 (''$1,440'')
*Wires - $1560
* Wires: $1,560 (''$1,872'')
|-
|-
|Car audio
| Car Stereo
|
|
*Bass Boost - $100
* Bass Boost: $100 (''$120'')
|-
|-
|Hydraulics
| Hydraulics
|
|
*Hydraulics - $1500
* Hydraulics: $1,500 (''$1,800'')
|}
|}


==Notes and trivia==
== Notes ==
[[File:AutoLimbo-GTA4.jpg|thumb|The [[Auto Limbo]] [[Pay 'n' Spray]] in GTA IV, with the updated TransFender on the left hand side.]]
* The effects of changing colors at a TransFender is similar to [[Pay 'n' Spray]], repairing the vehicle and clearing any [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]]. However, the cost of each individual color change is consistently $150, 50% higher than a Pay 'n' Spray service, regardless of whether or not the car is damaged to begin with or the player has a wanted level.
* Changing color actually works the same as a Pay 'n' Spray visit (repair car and remove [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]]). However, the cost of each individual color change is consistently $150, 50% higher than a Pay 'n' Spray service, regardless of whether or not the car is damaged to begin with or the player has a wanted level.
* There is a bug with the TransFender in Las Venturas in the PlayStation 2 version, where driving a [[Moonbeam]] into the TransFender will allow you to modify the vehicle as normal, but once you exit the TransFender modification screen and attempt to leave, the vehicle will spawn on top of the garage but underneath the actual roof, making it impossible to drive the vehicle out and also trapping the player inside the TransFender. The only way to escape is for the player to kill themselves by damaging the Moonbeam enough to blow it up and kill the player, or re-loading the game's save file, or the game itself. The bug is not present in subsequent versions of the game.
* At the [[Las Venturas]] TransFender, all modifications except Color cost 20% more than at other TransFenders in San Andreas, much like all other stores in the city, such as the [[Ammu-Nation]] and fast-food restaurants get the same overpricing.
* A rare glitch allows you to control your car inside mod garages in GTA San Andreas, including TransFender, which makes certain choices like choosing a color on the palette a little touchy.
* There is a bug with the TransFender in Las Venturas in the PS2 version. Driving a [[Moonbeam]] into the TransFender will allow you to modify the vehicle as normal, but once you exit the TransFender modification screen and attempt to leave, the vehicle will spawn on top of the garage but underneath the actual roof, making it impossible to drive the vehicle out and also trapping the player inside the TransFender. The only way to escape is for the player to kill themselves by damaging the Moonbeam enough to blow it up and kill the player, or re-loading the game's save file, or the game itself. The bug is not present in PC version.
 
== Trivia ==
* The TransFender name is a play on the word ''transgender'', as further evidenced by the slogan "body swap shop" (a transgendered person might be seen as "swapping" his or her body for that of another gender, hence the moniker).
* The TransFender name is a play on the word ''transgender'', as further evidenced by the slogan "body swap shop" (a transgendered person might be seen as "swapping" his or her body for that of another gender, hence the moniker).
* A rare glitch allows you to control your car inside mod garages including TransFender, which makes certain choices like choosing a color on the palette a little touchy.
[[File:AutoLimbo-GTAIV-Purgatory-exterior.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Spray Shops in GTA IV|Auto Limbo]] in GTA IV, with the updated TransFender logo on the left hand side.]]
* Oddly, the TransFender logo that appears on Auto Limbo in GTA IV claims the company was established in [[2004]], twelve years after the events of GTA San Andreas took place. However, this could be a reference to 2004 being the release date of GTA San Andreas.
* Although user-defined vehicle customizations are not possible in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], the TransFender name is featured again as minor detailing on the the [[Spray Shops in GTA IV|Auto Limbo Pay 'n' Spray]]. Oddly, the TransFender logo that appears on Auto Limbo claims the company was established in [[2004]], twelve years after the events of GTA San Andreas took place. However, this could be a reference to 2004 being the year of release for GTA San Andreas.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Wheel Arch Angels]]
* [[Wheel Arch Angels]]
* The [[Pay 'n' Spray]] [[Spray Shop|spray shop]]
* The [[Pay 'n' Spray]] [[Spray Shop|spray shop]]
* [[Los Santos Customs]], the spiritual successor to TransFender in [[Grand Theft Auto V]].


[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in GTA III Era]]
[[Category:Businesses in San Fierro]]
[[Category:Businesses in Las Venturas]]
[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]]
[[Category:Garages]]
[[Category:Garages]]
[[Category:All Businesses]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
[[Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas]]
[[Category:Places in Los Santos]]
[[Category:Places in San Fierro]]
[[Category:Places in Las Venturas]]
[[de:TransFender Body Swap Shop]]
[[es:TransFender]]
[[fi:TransFender]]
[[nl:TransFender]]
[[pl:TransFender]]

Revision as of 01:53, 15 April 2015

Logo of Transfender in GTA San Andreas.
Logo of Transfender in GTA San Andreas.

TransFender is an automobile customization shop in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that allows the player to customized various standard road vehicles in the game.

Locations

There are three TransFender locations throughout San Andreas, with one in each major city:

Supported vehicles

Vehicles that can be modified at TransFender encompassed a limited but nevertheless large number of standard civilian road vehicles that are not classified as tuners (which can only be modified at Wheel Arch Angels garage in San Fierro) or lowriders (which can only be modified at Loco Low Co. in Los Santos). Motorcycles and bicycles, industrial vehicles, and law enforcement vehicles are typically unacceptable.

Vehicles customizable at TransFender include the following:


Modifications

The range of modifications available for vehicles at TransFender depend on the vehicle's model.

Basic options, including body colors, nitrous boosts, wheels, car stereos, and hydraulics, are available for all vehicles. However, other groups of parts are only exclusive to certain classes of vehicles, such as the "Lights" option that add fog lights, which is available only to off-road vehicles such as the Bobcat and Landstalker. "Body kit" parts that enhance a vehicle's speedy appearance, including hood scoops, hood vents, roof scoops, spoilers, and side skirts, are usually reserved for cars (both two doors or four doors), although these too are unavailable for a handful of cars. Even so, the number of parts available for each option are usually limited to a select few, depending on the vehicle model. The "Exhaust" option is available for most road vehicles, but unavailable for the same vehicles deprived of the aforementioned body kit parts.

For a more detailed range of parts for each vehicle, see the vehicles' respectable pages.

List

The following lists a complete range of modifications available at TransFender. Italicized pricing denotes prices at the Las Venturas TransFender, which charges 20% more except Colors, reflecting the penchant for the city's businesses to overcharge by 20%, such as at Ammu-Nation stores and fast-food restaurants. The prices are determined by the shopping.dat file; below are the default prices.

Customization Options
Color
  • Car color 1 (63 different colors available): $150
  • Car color 2 (63 different colors available): $150
Hood
  • Fury Scoop: $150 ($180)
  • Champ Scoop: $100 ($120)
  • Worx Scoop: $250 ($300)
  • Race Scoop: $220 ($264)
Vents
  • Oval Hood Vents: $150 ($180)
  • Square Hood Vents: $100 ($120)
Exhausts
  • Large Exhaust: $250 ($300)
  • Medium Exhaust: $200 ($240)
  • Small Exhaust: $150 ($180)
  • Twin Exhaust: $300 ($360)
  • Upswept Exhaust: $350 ($420)
Lights
  • Round Fog Lamp: $100 ($120)
  • Square Fog Lamp: $50 ($60)
Nitro
  • 2x Nitrous: $200 ($240)
  • 5x Nitrous: $500 ($600)
  • 10x Nitrous: $1,000 ($1,200)
Roof
  • Roof Scoop: $80 ($96)
Spoilers
  • Win: $550 ($660)
  • Champ: $400 ($480)
  • Drag: $200 ($240)
  • Race: $500 ($600)
  • Fury: $350 ($420)
  • Worx: $200 ($240)
  • Pro: $400 ($480)
  • Alpha $250 ($300)
Side Skirts
  • Side Skirt: $500 ($600)
Wheels
  • Import: $820 ($984)
  • Atomic: $770 ($924)
  • Ahab: $1,000 ($1,200)
  • Virtual: $620 ($744)
  • Access: $1,140 ($1,368)
  • Off Road Wheel: $1,000 ($1,200)
  • Mega: $1,030 ($1,236)
  • Grove: $1,230 ($1,476)
  • Twist: $1,200 ($1,440)
  • Wires: $1,560 ($1,872)
Car Stereo
  • Bass Boost: $100 ($120)
Hydraulics
  • Hydraulics: $1,500 ($1,800)

Notes

  • The effects of changing colors at a TransFender is similar to Pay 'n' Spray, repairing the vehicle and clearing any wanted level. However, the cost of each individual color change is consistently $150, 50% higher than a Pay 'n' Spray service, regardless of whether or not the car is damaged to begin with or the player has a wanted level.
  • There is a bug with the TransFender in Las Venturas in the PlayStation 2 version, where driving a Moonbeam into the TransFender will allow you to modify the vehicle as normal, but once you exit the TransFender modification screen and attempt to leave, the vehicle will spawn on top of the garage but underneath the actual roof, making it impossible to drive the vehicle out and also trapping the player inside the TransFender. The only way to escape is for the player to kill themselves by damaging the Moonbeam enough to blow it up and kill the player, or re-loading the game's save file, or the game itself. The bug is not present in subsequent versions of the game.
  • A rare glitch allows you to control your car inside mod garages in GTA San Andreas, including TransFender, which makes certain choices like choosing a color on the palette a little touchy.

Trivia

  • The TransFender name is a play on the word transgender, as further evidenced by the slogan "body swap shop" (a transgendered person might be seen as "swapping" his or her body for that of another gender, hence the moniker).
Auto Limbo in GTA IV, with the updated TransFender logo on the left hand side.
  • Although user-defined vehicle customizations are not possible in Grand Theft Auto IV, the TransFender name is featured again as minor detailing on the the Auto Limbo Pay 'n' Spray. Oddly, the TransFender logo that appears on Auto Limbo claims the company was established in 2004, twelve years after the events of GTA San Andreas took place. However, this could be a reference to 2004 being the year of release for GTA San Andreas.

See also