[Success] How to find the key code to program keys for my 2010 Lotus Elise?

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Yellowjacket
Member since August 2022 • 139 posts

Trying to program a spare key - need the key code for my 2010 Lotus Elise

Posted on August 08, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on August 09, 2024

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Rocketman
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August 09, 2024 Reply
Pandaking
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August 10, 2024 Reply
Quantumleap
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August 11, 2024 Reply
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