[Recommended Fix] Lost transponder code for my Bugatti Type 73C - any ideas?

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Greenlantern
Member since May 2023 • 143 posts

Need my Bugatti Type 73C's key code to program a new transponder key

Posted on December 28, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on December 29, 2024

Replies (4)

Flyingmonk
Member • 103 posts

Key code problems with my Bugatti Type 73C as well. Subscribed!

December 29, 2024 Reply
Quantumq
Member • 14 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a Bugatti Type 73C?

December 30, 2024 Reply
Frostymug
Member • 50 posts

Just what I needed! My Bugatti Type 73C has been acting up lately.

December 31, 2024 Reply
Javaking
Member • 21 posts

Does this method work for the Bugatti Type 73C models from 2010 onward?

January 01, 2025 Reply

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