Please Help: 02 Forester Immobiliser
19 September 2016, 10:56 AM
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Please Help: 02 Forester Immobiliser
Hey guys,
First post, because until recently I'd never had custody of Subaru. Now I do. A backpacking friend, who is currently sailing a boat from Australia to New Zealand, gave me (another backpacker) his keys and told me to have fun for a few months. Which I'd been doing until... I dropped the main set of keys into the ocean whilst boarding a passenger ferry. I know, hopeless right.
I have a spare key which gets me into the car but because the immobiliser is activated won't start it
So after two days of hunting for the keys with magnets, dragnets and wetsuits, I called a locksmith and have been quoted nearly $1000 AUD to get her running again. This is money I simply don't have.
So I am wondering if anyone here has any suggestions? I have frankly no idea what to do
!
There's currently a reward out for the local kids but would the key even work if they found it?
Is there anyway to do this for a more reasonable sum?
Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to PM if that's possible.
Thanks,
Ryan
First post, because until recently I'd never had custody of Subaru. Now I do. A backpacking friend, who is currently sailing a boat from Australia to New Zealand, gave me (another backpacker) his keys and told me to have fun for a few months. Which I'd been doing until... I dropped the main set of keys into the ocean whilst boarding a passenger ferry. I know, hopeless right.
I have a spare key which gets me into the car but because the immobiliser is activated won't start it
So after two days of hunting for the keys with magnets, dragnets and wetsuits, I called a locksmith and have been quoted nearly $1000 AUD to get her running again. This is money I simply don't have. So I am wondering if anyone here has any suggestions? I have frankly no idea what to do
!There's currently a reward out for the local kids but would the key even work if they found it?
Is there anyway to do this for a more reasonable sum?
Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to PM if that's possible.
Thanks,
Ryan
19 September 2016, 11:23 AM
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ossett2k2, I am super excited by what you're saying but I also have no idea of the answer to that question nor how to answer it...? Again, hopeless!
19 September 2016, 11:38 AM
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Keypad is usually located in the glovebox.
Seems there's a few different systems fitted to the forester,here are a couple of links I've come across that might be of help?
http://offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=4889
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...RemoteControls
Seems there's a few different systems fitted to the forester,here are a couple of links I've come across that might be of help?
http://offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=4889
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...RemoteControls
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19 September 2016, 11:59 AM
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I have tagged @Don Clark
This member is very knowledgeable about all things Subaru
He might be along to offer some better advice?
I only work on classic gc8 so only offered advice on your car from things I've read on the forum. I always thought all non JDM newage cars had a keypad for immobiliser.
Hope you can get it sorted mate.
This member is very knowledgeable about all things Subaru
He might be along to offer some better advice?
I only work on classic gc8 so only offered advice on your car from things I've read on the forum. I always thought all non JDM newage cars had a keypad for immobiliser.
Hope you can get it sorted mate.
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19 September 2016, 01:52 PM
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That would be because Australian cars don't have our (UK) Sigma alarm system fitted.
Your best bet for "local" advise would be to post on
http://ozfoz.com/forum/index.php
Does your "spare" key lock/unlock the doors using the buttons on it??
If yes then the keyless entry part of the system is working, if not the key can be reprogrammed quite easily which may also allow you to start it.
19 September 2016, 03:39 PM
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A Subaru dealer can program a new transponder key to the car, but I'm almost certain you need at least 1 original transponder key to do this that's already coded to the car.
Might still be worth asking the Subaru main dealer for their advice just in case.
Might still be worth asking the Subaru main dealer for their advice just in case.
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