2009 Subaru WRX
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2009 Subaru WRX Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A graphic novelist called me from a hillside street in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. His 2009 WRX was parked on a steep, narrow residential lane, the kind where a tow truck physically cannot turn around. He had one key, it had broken at the head, and the chip inside was no longer sitting where it needed to be.

The dealer told him to get the car to them first. He explained that was impossible without a working key. The conversation apparently went in circles.

I parked at the bottom of the hill and walked up with my bag. He met me on the road, a little disbelieving that this was going to work on a slope with no shop, no lift, no counter to set anything on.

I decoded the blade from the lock, cut a new key blade to match, and programmed a fresh transponder chip to the immobilizer right there on the street. The whole process took place on the hood of his car with the city visible through the marine layer below us.

When the engine turned over and held, he just stood there for a second. He said something about not realizing a locksmith could do that without the car ever moving. I told him that's the whole point of mobile service.

The dealer wanted the car in their bay before they'd even discuss the job. We handled it on a hillside in Cardiff-by-the-Sea for a fraction of what they quoted.

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