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The 1998 Outback is second-gen Legacy platform, pre-immobilizer. No transponder chip, no security handshake, no programming needed. It runs a plain mechanical key on a Subaru NSN11 (some catalogs list it as DAT17) side-milled blade. The ignition, doors, and trunk all use the same key code. If someone tells you this car needs a chip or a special programmer, they are wrong or upselling. It is a cut-only key, period.
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A guy in Wilson Park, over in Oxnard, called about his 1998 Subaru Outback. He had one key left and the blade was worn so thin it would barely grab the wafers in the ignition. He had to wiggle it a certain way just to get a turn. Said he had been doing that dance for about six months.

He asked me straight whether an aftermarket blank would hold up as well as an OEM Subaru key. Fair question.

I showed him both. The OEM blank has the Subaru logo stamped on the bow. The aftermarket blank I carry is the same NSN11 profile, same nickel silver blade, same weight in hand. The difference is the logo and the price. The aftermarket is a fraction of what the dealer charges for the part alone, before they even touch the car.

I decoded his existing key, verified against the door lock to make sure the worn blade had not drifted a cut depth, and cut two new keys on the van. Both turned the ignition clean on the first try. No wiggle.

He stood there turning the key back and forth in the ignition like he forgot what smooth was supposed to feel like.

No chip to clone, no module to program, no dealer appointment. Just precision cutting on a mobile setup in his driveway. The whole job was maybe fifteen minutes.

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I lost all my keys for my 1998 Subaru Outback. Can you still make a new one?
Yep. The 1998 Outback uses a plain mechanical key with no transponder chip and no immobilizer. That makes all-keys-lost much simpler than on later Subarus. I can impression the lock or decode the wafers directly from the door or ignition cylinder to get the original key code, then cut a fresh NSN11 blade on site. No tow, no programming, no waiting on a dealer to look up a code from Japan. The whole thing runs about 20 to 30 minutes at your location. Dealers typically want the car towed in and charge significantly more for the same result.
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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
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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