[Status: Resolved] Security risks sharing key code for McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider

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Lightspeed
Member since February 2023 • 104 posts

How can I find my McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider's key code to program a new key?

Posted on January 22, 2025
Adminbot
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Posted on January 23, 2025

Replies (5)

Frostydog
Member • 124 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider?

January 23, 2025 Reply
Voodoochild
Member • 55 posts

Wish I found this thread before towing my McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider.

January 24, 2025 Reply
Jazzmann
Member • 52 posts

I’m also looking for how to retrieve the key code on a McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider.

January 25, 2025 Reply
Icemann
Member • 107 posts

Why is finding a key code on a McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider this hard?!

January 26, 2025 Reply
Blackbelt
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Worked for someone with a McLaren Automotive MP412C Spider? Need to hear it!

January 27, 2025 Reply

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