[Working] Where is the key code hidden on TVR Vixen S2?

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How to retrieve the key code to make keys for my TVR Vixen S2?

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Crossing my fingers—really need this for my TVR Vixen S2!

Worked on my cousin’s TVR Vixen S2—might work for mine too.

I’ve got a 2012 TVR Vixen S2, would this method still work?

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