2013 Subaru Outback
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2013 Subaru Outback Remote Head Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy in Downtown Santee who had been paddling all morning and came back to an empty hand where his key should have been.

His 2013 Outback was sitting in the lot, doors locked, and he had spent a solid half hour retracing every step before he admitted it was gone. He figured his only move was a tow to the dealer, which on a weekend was going to be a wait and a half.

I told him I could meet him there that afternoon.

When I pulled up he was still in his wetsuit, gear piled next to the car, looking like a man doing the math on how bad his day had gotten. That moment right there is usually when people start asking about cost before I have even touched the car. I just walked him through what I was going to do.

I picked and decoded the door lock mechanically, reading the wafer positions to get the exact cut I needed without having any original key to copy. Once I had the blade cut, I connected through the OBD port and ran the all-keys-lost procedure, which clears previous keys from the immobilizer and registers the new one as the only authorized key. His old lost key, wherever it ended up, can no longer start that car.

He turned the key and the Outback started up right there in the lot. He had mentioned the dealer quote he looked up on his phone while waiting for me. I told him what we charge. He went quiet for a second and then said something about next time not losing it in the first place. Forty-five minutes, done on site, and he drove home without a tow.

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