[Answered] TVR Chimaera not starting - no key programming code

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Javajunkie
Member since September 2022 • 46 posts

Need the factory key code to program a key for my TVR Chimaera

Posted on January 12, 2025
Adminbot
Staff Member • 516 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the TVR Chimaera. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on January 13, 2025

Replies (5)

Laserbeam
Member • 112 posts

Great info! Needed this for my old TVR Chimaera.

January 13, 2025 Reply
Alphadog
Member • 150 posts

If this works for my TVR Chimaera, I owe you big time.

January 14, 2025 Reply
Frostbite
Member • 134 posts

Why is finding a key code on a TVR Chimaera this hard?!

January 15, 2025 Reply
Quickdraw
Member • 77 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a TVR Chimaera before?

January 16, 2025 Reply
Metalhead
Member • 146 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a TVR Chimaera before?

January 17, 2025 Reply

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