[Fixed] Dealer charging $150 for VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI key code - alternatives?

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Yellowfin
Member since March 2022 • 97 posts

Where's the key code stored in a VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI for making new keys?

Posted on January 20, 2025
Adminbot
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Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on January 21, 2025

Replies (4)

Crazycat
Member • 122 posts

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI.

January 21, 2025 Reply
Bigfoot
Member • 93 posts

Really need the key code for my VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI, thanks for sharing!

January 22, 2025 Reply
Jazzhands
Member • 30 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI?

January 23, 2025 Reply
Lionheart
Member • 138 posts

Trying to figure this out for my VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1400 TDI too!

January 24, 2025 Reply

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