[Solution] Help! I need the key code for my 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500

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How to get the factory key code for my 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500 to make keys?

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I’m also looking for how to retrieve the key code on a 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500.

Got a dead key fob for my 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500. Need the code badly.

Trying this out on my 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500 today—hoping it works.

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my 2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500.

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