[Verified] Where is the key code stored on a Audi R8 GrandAm?

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Vectorprime
Member since June 2022 • 143 posts

Where's the key code stored on a Audi R8 GrandAm for programming keys?

Posted on April 01, 2025
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Posted on April 02, 2025

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Alphawolf
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Great info! Needed this for my old Audi R8 GrandAm.

April 02, 2025 Reply
Quantumx
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April 03, 2025 Reply
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April 04, 2025 Reply

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