After testing and failing a bunch of times using the scan QR method, I did get it to work (with Vanadium/Amber/Graphene) by going the other way around.
Creating a generic nsec bunker inside Amber, then pasting that in vanadium did work.
https://video.nostr.build/211dcdfc4276b8327c7fb761f6b2be6e9d289ecbb4c98042c0e72dd4f4a4db1a.mp4