[Solution] Key code help for older model 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab

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Where's the key code stored in my 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab for key programming?

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Been here before with my 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab. Let’s see if this one works.

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab.

Would love to see a video version of this for a 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab.

This looks helpful for those of us with a locked-out 1999 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab.

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