[Answered] Where do junkyards store 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Regular codes?

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Where do dealerships get the key code to program 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Regular keys?

Posted on August 18, 2024
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Posted on August 19, 2024

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Icemann
Member • 9 posts

This might finally help me unlock my 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Regular's key code.

August 19, 2024 Reply
Platinumblonde
Member • 150 posts

Just tried this on my 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Regular—anyone else have success?

August 20, 2024 Reply
Unclesam
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Same problem on my 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Regular. Watching for any working solutions.

August 21, 2024 Reply

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