[Resolved] RollsRoyce Boat Tail ECU swap - need to pair new keys?

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Timelord
Member since June 2022 • 110 posts

How can I retrieve my RollsRoyce Boat Tail's key code to make a spare key?

Posted on January 01, 2025
Adminbot
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Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the RollsRoyce Boat Tail. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on January 02, 2025

Replies (4)

Viperstrike
Member • 76 posts

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my RollsRoyce Boat Tail.

January 02, 2025 Reply
Codemaster
Member • 19 posts

My RollsRoyce Boat Tail is just sitting there waiting for a miracle like this.

January 03, 2025 Reply
Steelwolf
Member • 88 posts

I really hope this trick works on my RollsRoyce Boat Tail.

January 04, 2025 Reply
Hotrod
Member • 149 posts

Worked for someone with a RollsRoyce Boat Tail? Need to hear it!

January 05, 2025 Reply

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