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Q: How does mobile key replacement work for a mechanical key like this?

You call, give me the year, make, model, and VIN. I confirm the right key blank for your Legacy and give you a price. I show up with blanks and cutting tools. From there it goes one of two ways: if you have a working key, I duplicate it. If you have nothing, I decode the lock or ignition cylinder and cut a new key to match.

Q: What should I have ready when you arrive?

Your vehicle, a valid photo ID, and proof of ownership, usually your registration or title. I pull the VIN from the dash or door jamb to cross-reference the key specs. That's it. Same documents a dealer would ask for, minus the service counter and the wait.

Q: My key turns but the ignition feels stiff and grinds a little. Is that a key problem or a cylinder problem?

On a car this age, it can be either or both. A worn key blade that's lost its original profile will ride the cylinder tumblers unevenly and create that grinding feel over time. The cylinder itself also wears, especially if the same key has been in daily use for decades. Sometimes a freshly cut key to the correct depth specifications clears it up because it's engaging the tumblers the way they were designed.

Q: Can I just get a key cut at a hardware store?

Maybe, if they stock the right blank and have a working original to copy. The problem is that hardware store duplicators trace what they're given, so a worn original produces a worn copy. On a 30-year-old key that's seen daily use, that worn copy might work today and fail in six months.

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I got a call from a guy parked in the Mountclef Ridge area of Simi Valley. He'd been driving his 1996 Subaru Legacy for years on one key, the original from when he bought the car, and it finally gave out. Not lost. Snapped. The blade broke off in the door lock, and the rest of the key was sitting in his hand looking sad.

He'd already called a Subaru dealer. They told him to tow it in, said they'd have to look up the key code and it might take a day or two depending on parts availability. He wasn't thrilled about that answer.

I drove out to him. The broken stub was still in the lock cylinder, which is the part that slows things down. Pulled the stub, decoded the cylinder by reading the wafers, and cut a new blade to match. Tested it in the door, tested it in the ignition, and handed it over.

He stood there looking at his key like he expected more to happen. That was it. No tow, no overnight wait, no service write-up. The dealer comparison didn't even come up until he asked how long it usually takes at a shop. When I told him what that route typically looks like, he just shook his head.

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Do I need to bring my 1996 Subaru Legacy somewhere to get a key made?▼

No. This is a mobile job from start to finish. I come to wherever the car is sitting, your driveway, a parking lot, wherever you are in Simi Valley or the Mountclef Ridge area, and cut the key right there. Subaru dealers will ask you to drive in or tow in, then they look up the key code through their parts system.