[Issue Closed] How to retrieve the key code to make keys for my 1992 Ford Tempo?

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Looking for my 1992 Ford Tempo's key code to program a new key fob

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Been searching everywhere for help with my 1992 Ford Tempo's key code.

Where exactly do you find the key code on a 1992 Ford Tempo?

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