[Success] Does the Scrambler Desert Sled transponder code reset after ECU swap?

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Timemachine
Member since August 2023 • 53 posts

Need the key code to program a new key for my Scrambler Desert Sled - help?

Posted on January 11, 2025
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Posted on January 12, 2025

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Neondream
Member • 104 posts

This thread might save my Scrambler Desert Sled. Thanks everyone!

January 12, 2025 Reply
Quicksilver
Member • 121 posts

I have the same Scrambler Desert Sled and I'm also trying to find the key code.

January 13, 2025 Reply
Wildthing
Member • 58 posts

My Scrambler Desert Sled refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

January 14, 2025 Reply
Invisible
Member • 88 posts

I tried this with my Scrambler Desert Sled but still no luck. Any suggestions?

January 15, 2025 Reply

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