SUBARU CAR LOCKSMITH SERVICES
Some of the services we can assist you for your Subaru car key or remote are:
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- If you need a spare key
- If you need a key repaired
- If you have lost all of your keys
- If your key won’t start your car
- If your key won’t turn in the ignition
We can provide replacement keys for Subaru Liberty, Outback, Forester, Impreza, WRX and most Subaru models. Adelaide Car Locksmiths are fully mobile and equipped to cut and program car keys and remotes on site saving you time and money.
Subaru vehicles from 1998 have been manufactured with immobiliser systems. Whether or not your key has a remote on it, inside the key is a carbon chip that contains information that your car requires to allow it to start. These systems cannot be bypassed and require special equipment to program the keys. Subaru keys and remotes are among the most expensive to buy and it pays to look for a cheaper alternative if you require spare or new keys. The 2010 WRX key and remote can cost as much as $450 from the dealer.
Most models can be programmed using after market keys much cheaper than genuine but unfortunately if you want a full remote key the dealer is your only option for purchasing the key and then we can cut and program it for you on site. Adelaide Car Locksmiths have a fully equipped mobile workshop that can come to your car and make spare or new keys quickly and easily.
A Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is your car’s 17 character unique identifier. A VIN can be used when tracking recalls, registrations, warranties, claims and theft. It can be located in one of the following places on your car:
Where the corner of the dashboard meets the windshield on the driver’s side.
On the door post (where the door latches when it’s closed) on the driver’s side.
At the front of the engine block (under your bonnet).
At the front end of frame behind the driver’s side tire.
Inside of the driver’s side door jamb (where the door connects to the body of the car).
If you’re unable to locate it, you can call your dealership, give them the make and the model of your vehicle and they’ll tell you where the VIN is located. You can also check your vehicle’s registration certificate or the owner’s manual (if you have it).
You can replace your lost car key at a locksmith, even if you don’t have the original key.
Some modern key fobs still require a key blade to activate the ignition switch, even if the vehicle doors are unlocked by remote control. These blades are strong and rarely break or bend, but with constant usage, the blade may become loose from the fob, preventing it from fitting closely into the ignition opening. This is particularly commonplace in more recent models of car, in which the key blades are less central to the design or are intended solely as an emergency backup, whereas older keys tended to be more robustly built.
If your car was made from 1998 onward there is a good chance it has a transponder chip in it. These were introduced in Australia around 1996 to deter vehicle theft. The chip in a transponder key communicates with the cars computer system. The transponder key is what communicates with your cars immobiliser. It is this system which prevents the wrong key operating in the car.