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Q: How long does the programming actually take once you're at my car?

For a 2007 Legacy with a working key present, programming a spare usually runs 15 to 25 minutes from the time I'm set up at the car. All-keys-lost is a bit longer. The immobilizer on these older Subarus requires a security timeout before it accepts new key data, typically around 15 minutes of wait time built into the process. After that, programming is quick.

Q: Can you make a key faster than the dealer?

On a 2007 Legacy, yes, and the gap is significant. Dealers on older Subaru all-keys-lost jobs have been known to pull the immobilizer unit and ship it off for reprogramming, which can mean days or weeks without your car. Some forum threads document owners waiting over a week on that process and paying steep labor on top of parts. We carry the blanks and equipment to handle this generation on the same visit.

Q: My 2007 Legacy starts but immediately stalls. Could that be the transponder?

Yes, that's a classic immobilizer symptom on these cars. If the key blade turns and the engine catches but dies within one or two seconds, the immobilizer likely isn't recognizing the transponder chip. It lets the engine fire briefly and then shuts it down. This can happen if the chip inside the key head is damaged, if the key was poorly copied and the chip wasn't transferred correctly, or if the transponder data wasn't programmed right to begin with.

Q: I bought a replacement key blank online. Can I just bring that to you?

Sometimes, but there's a catch. The blade part is usually fine if it's a correct fit for the 2007 Legacy. The problem is the transponder chip inside the key head. Some aftermarket blanks come with a compatible chip, some come with the wrong chip type, and some come empty. If the chip is wrong or missing, I'd need to swap in the correct one before programming. Easiest move: call before you buy anything online.

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A graphic novelist called me from a hillside street near the CSUSM Area in San Marcos. Narrow one-lane road, steep grade, no turnout.

His 2007 Legacy was parked up there and he had no working key. A tow truck had already declined the call because there was no room to maneuver. The dealer told him to get the car out first, then they'd talk about scheduling something for later in the week.

He couldn't get the car out. That was the whole problem.

I parked at the bottom of the hill and walked up with my bag. The 2007 Legacy takes a transponder key, no fob involved, so the job was a blade cut and a chip program. I decoded the blade on the spot, cut it from a blank I had on me, and used my programmer to clone the transponder data onto a fresh chip. The key turned, the immobilizer recognized it, and the engine started like nothing had ever happened.

His car never moved during the job. Didn't need to. That's kind of the point of mobile work.

The dealer comparison didn't even come up until he asked at the end. When I told him what I charged, he just nodded and said the dealer quote alone would have required getting a tow involved anyway. Saved a good chunk, and he didn't have to wait until Tuesday.

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What if I need a Subaru key after hours or on the weekend?▼

Call us. Subaru dealer service departments typically run Monday through Friday with limited Saturday hours and nothing on Sunday. Lose your only key on a Friday night near campus or coming back from a trail off Twin Oaks Valley Road, and the dealer genuinely cannot help until Monday at the earliest, assuming they have the right blank in stock and an open slot.