[Archived] Locked out of diagnostics - Honda e_NS1 asks for access code

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How to retrieve the key code to make keys for my Honda e_NS1?

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I have a 2011 Honda e_NS1, will this method work for that year?

Appreciate the tips—trying to unlock my Honda e_NS1 key code too.

Waiting to see if this will work on my Honda e_NS1 as well.

Still looking for a reliable way to find the key code on my Honda e_NS1.

Appreciate the tips—trying to unlock my Honda e_NS1 key code too.

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a Honda e_NS1 before?

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