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The 1996 Legacy is second generation (BD/BG chassis, 1995-1999) and runs a purely mechanical key system. No transponder chip, no immobilizer, no programming step. The keyway is DAT17, which is Subaru's side-milled profile used across most 90s models. If your key is worn and the door works but the ignition sticks, the ignition wafers are probably worn down to where they'll accept a sloppy cut. Get a fresh key cut to code before you get stranded.
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A grad student at his apartment visitor lot near Oakridge Estates area in Simi Valley called the dealer first. They told him to tow the car in and quoted him a number that made him pause for a 28-year-old Subaru. He drives a 1996 Legacy, and his only key had cracked right at the blade shoulder where the plastic meets the metal. The split was getting worse every time he turned the ignition, and he knew the blade was about to snap off inside the cylinder.

He found me online and called while he was still sitting in the parking lot holding the two halves together.

I drove out and pulled my DAT17 Lishi. That tool picks and decodes Subaru's side-milled keyway by reading the lock wafer positions directly, so I can cut an exact match without needing the original blade intact. His lock read clean, all eight wafers gave me good depths, and I had a fresh key cut on the spot.

No transponder on a 96 Legacy, so there's no programming step. Cut it, test the driver door, test the passenger, test the trunk, test the ignition. Five for five.

He just stood there doing the math on what the tow alone would have cost. Whole job took maybe 20 minutes, done right there in the visitor lot, for a fraction of what the dealer wanted.

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Do I need to bring my 1996 Subaru Legacy to a shop for a replacement key?
No. I come to wherever your car is parked in Simi Valley, including the Oakridge Estates area. The 96 Legacy uses a plain mechanical key with no transponder and no immobilizer, so there is nothing that needs a dealer diagnostic bay. I decode your locks on site and cut a new DAT17 key right there. Subaru dealers will want the car brought in, and some won't even schedule a simple key cut for a vehicle this old without a week's lead time. I show up same day with everything I need.
How does the mobile key replacement actually work on a 96 Legacy?
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My key turns the door lock but sticks in the ignition. Is the key or the ignition bad?
Can I just get a copy made at a hardware store for my 96 Legacy?
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
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MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
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Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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