[Answered] Where do junkyards store Cobra CX65 codes?

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Need my Cobra CX65's key code to program a new transponder key

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Where exactly do you find the key code on a Cobra CX65?

I have a 2011 Cobra CX65, will this method work for that year?

Where exactly do you find the key code on a Cobra CX65?

My Cobra CX65 has the same problem—any luck getting the key code?

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