[Fixed] How to obtain the key code to make keys for my 1997 Honda del Sol?

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Knightlight
Member since December 2021 • 99 posts

How to get the key code to program keys for my 1997 Honda del Sol?

Posted on January 05, 2025
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Posted on January 06, 2025

Replies (4)

Knightrider
Member • 146 posts

My 1997 Honda del Sol has the same problem—any luck getting the key code?

January 06, 2025 Reply
Vortex22
Member • 95 posts

Trying this out on my 1997 Honda del Sol today—hoping it works.

January 07, 2025 Reply
Silverbullet
Member • 124 posts

Appreciate any advice—my 1997 Honda del Sol won’t recognize the key.

January 08, 2025 Reply
Omegared
Member • 124 posts

Thanks! Been struggling with this on my 1997 Honda del Sol for a while.

January 09, 2025 Reply

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