[Solved] Replacing remote for 2006 Buick Lucerne - need access code?

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Trying to program a spare key - where's the key code on my 2006 Buick Lucerne?

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This looks helpful for those of us with a locked-out 2006 Buick Lucerne.

If this works for my 2006 Buick Lucerne, I owe you big time.

My 2006 Buick Lucerne won’t budge without the code. Hoping this helps.

Does anyone know if this works on push-start 2006 Buick Lucernes?

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