Short answer: In Forza Horizon 6 (FH6) you can’t “send” or directly transfer a completed livery from FH5 (or any older title). What does carry over are vinyl groups / decals , which you can use to rebuild the livery on the new car model.

Below is the practical, up‑to‑date method people are using in 2026, plus how to share an unlocked livery with friends once it’s in FH6.

1) Why full liveries don’t transfer

Turn 10 changed the car model mapping and added new paintable areas (like windows), so old full-livery files aren’t compatible with FH6 cars. That’s why:

  • Liveries: ❌ Not transferable
  • Vinyls / Decals / Vinyl Groups: ✅ Transferable
  • Tuning setups & EventLab: ❌ Not transferable

Official and community sources all confirm this limitation.

2) How to “move” an unlocked livery from FH5 to FH6 (vinyl-group

workaround)

This is the method most creators are using in 2026 to effectively port a livery.

Step‑by‑step

In Forza Horizon 5

  1. Open the car with your unlocked custom livery in the Design & Paint menu.
  2. For each side/panel of the car (left, right, top, front, rear, etc.):
    • Select all layers that belong to that side.
    • Put them into a Vinyl Group.
    • Save that group with a clear name, e.g. M4_LeftSide_FH6, M4_RightSide_FH6, etc.
  3. Optionally, write down:
    • Base paint color codes / finish type (metallic, matte, pearlescent, etc.)
    • Any special settings (gloss, roughness, etc.)
      These don’t transfer with vinyl groups.

In Forza Horizon 6

  1. Pick the same (or equivalent) car in FH6.
  2. Set the base paint using the notes you saved from FH5.
  3. Go to Design & Paint → Vinyls / Decals → My Vinyls.
  4. Switch to your FH5 vinyl library and download the saved vinyl groups.
  5. Apply each group to the correct side of the car:
    • Left group → left side
    • Right group → right side, etc.
  6. Tweak positions/scales as needed because the new car model mapping may shift things slightly.

You now effectively have your “unlocked livery” in FH6, reconstructed from vinyl groups.

3) How to send / share that livery with a friend in FH6

Once your design is built in FH6 (whether originally from FH5 or made fresh), sharing works like previous Horizon games:

To share your livery

  1. In a garage or festival site, open Cars → Design & Paint.
  2. Select the car with your custom livery.
  3. Choose Save Design (if not already saved).
  4. Choose Share Design / Share Livery.
  5. Add tags (brand, style, car name, etc.) so it’s searchable.
  6. Confirm and upload.

For your friend to get it

Your friend can:

  1. Go to Cars → Design & Paint → Find New Designs.
  2. Search by:
    • Your creator tag / gamertag , or
    • Car model + tags you used.
  3. Select your livery and Download / Apply it.

There’s no direct “send to one person” button; it’s all via the shared design browser. Some players coordinate by telling friends exactly what tags and car to search for.

4) Common issues & tips

  • “I don’t see my FH5 vinyls in FH6”
    Make sure you’re in the correct library view (FH5 vs FH6) inside the vinyl menu.
  • Vinyls look misaligned
    Expect to nudge/scale/rotate groups a bit; new car models = new UV mapping.
  • Base paint doesn’t match
    That’s normal; record hex/finish in FH5 and recreate manually in FH6.
  • Design not showing up in search
    Add clear tags and wait a few minutes; sometimes there’s a short indexing delay.

TL;DR

  • You cannot send or transfer a full unlocked livery directly from FH5 to FH6.
  • You can port it by saving each side as vinyl groups in FH5, then reapplying them in FH6.
  • To “send” the livery to a friend in FH6, share the design with tags and have them find/download it via Find New Designs.

TL;DR: Full liveries don’t transfer; rebuild them in FH6 using vinyl groups from FH5, then share via the in‑game design browser.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.