[It Worked!] Help with key pairing on Toyota CSampS - code won’t work

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How to find the factory key code to program Toyota CSampS keys?

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This trick worked for my buddy's Toyota CSampS. Giving it a go myself.

This looks helpful for those of us with a locked-out Toyota CSampS.

My Toyota CSampS refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

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