[Working] Need key code after battery died in BMW Alpina B7

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Betamax
Member since June 2023 • 87 posts

How to find the factory key code to program BMW Alpina B7 keys?

Posted on January 12, 2025
Adminbot
Staff Member • 1500 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the BMW Alpina B7. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on January 13, 2025

Replies (5)

Grace
Member • 85 posts

Anyone have luck with this on a 2015 BMW Alpina B7?

January 13, 2025 Reply
Ultraman
Member • 96 posts

Trying to figure this out for my BMW Alpina B7 too!

January 14, 2025 Reply
Emeraldeye
Member • 88 posts

My BMW Alpina B7 is just sitting there waiting for a miracle like this.

January 15, 2025 Reply
Timemachine
Member • 98 posts

Been stuck with my BMW Alpina B7 for weeks. This might be the fix.

January 16, 2025 Reply
Yellowdog
Member • 150 posts

Does this method work for the BMW Alpina B7 models from 2010 onward?

January 17, 2025 Reply

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