1998 Subaru Forester
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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1998 Subaru Forester
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1998 Subaru Forester Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Out in The Crosby, I got a call from a guy who had been driving his 1998 Forester on a worn-down key for longer than he should have. The cuts were so shallow the key was starting to slip in the door lock. He had already been to a hardware store twice. Both copies they made were worse than the original.
He found me after the second bad copy. I pulled up, decoded the lock cylinder directly, and cut a key to match what the lock actually wanted - not what the worn original looked like. That distinction matters. A copy of a worn key is just a worse key. Reading the lock itself gets you back to spec.
He tried it in the door, the ignition, the rear gate. Smooth on all three.
The dealer came up in conversation for about thirty seconds. He had called them out of habit before calling me. They told him to bring the car in and have the VIN ready, and that they would need to look at it first. He was not interested in that whole process for what is, at the end of the day, a metal key.
One visit, one key, done in his driveway.
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“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
“A friend lost my Lexus key and he was able to program and cut a brand new one within 20 minutes. Arrived within about 40 minutes and was friendly, efficient, and quick.”
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