[Working] Replaced steering column, now Bennche Gray Wolf 550L won’t start - code?

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How to get my Bennche Gray Wolf 550L's key code to program replacement keys?

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Does anyone know if this works on push-start Bennche Gray Wolf 550Ls?

Just tried this on my Bennche Gray Wolf 550L—anyone else have success?

Hope I’m not too late to try this on my Bennche Gray Wolf 550L.

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