[Resolved] 2008 Honda S2000 'Immobilizer Active' - won’t start after fuse pull

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Looking for my 2008 Honda S2000's key code to program a new key fob

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Trying everything I can to get the key code for my 2008 Honda S2000.

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Still can’t find the code for my 2008 Honda S2000. This might do it.

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Does anyone know if this works on push-start 2008 Honda S2000s?

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