[Status: Resolved] Got replacement ECU for VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V, now code doesn’t match

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Blackbelt
Member since October 2021 • 106 posts

Trying to program a spare key - need the key code for my VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V

Posted on February 05, 2025
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Posted on February 06, 2025

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Luckyluke
Member • 134 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V?

February 06, 2025 Reply
Knightlight
Member • 51 posts

Any updates on getting the key code for the VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V?

February 07, 2025 Reply
Cyberghost
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I need this so bad for my VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V. Subscribed!

February 08, 2025 Reply
Hotwheels
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My VAUXHALL CORSA 1000 12V has the same problem—any luck getting the key code?

February 09, 2025 Reply

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