[Resolved] Replacing keys on a 1999 GMC Safari Cargo - code required?

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Highvoltage
Member since November 2022 • 112 posts

Where's the key code located to program keys for my 1999 GMC Safari Cargo?

Posted on October 25, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on October 26, 2024

Replies (4)

Alphamale
Member • 135 posts

Any updates on getting the key code for the 1999 GMC Safari Cargo?

October 26, 2024 Reply
Nightowl
Member • 101 posts

Appreciate any advice—my 1999 GMC Safari Cargo won’t recognize the key.

October 27, 2024 Reply
Orangesoda
Member • 67 posts

I’m stuck in a parking lot with my 1999 GMC Safari Cargo. Trying this now.

October 28, 2024 Reply
Nightowl
Member • 70 posts

This might finally help me unlock my 1999 GMC Safari Cargo's key code.

October 29, 2024 Reply

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