[Answered] Where's the key code stored on a Lada Niva for programming keys?

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Looking for my Lada Niva's key code to program a new key

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My Lada Niva's been in the garage for a week over this. Thanks!

Does anyone know if this works on push-start Lada Nivas?

My Lada Niva just blinks. I think this might fix it.

This is exactly what I need for my Lada Niva, thanks for posting!

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I’ll try this and update how it goes with my Lada Niva.

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