Lost Forester Keys
Hi Guys,
I purchased a 1999 Jap import Forester s/tb last week, but stupidly have lost the one and only key I had for it! The car was fitted with a laserline alarm/immobiliser from new, and I still have the fobs for this which work to lock/unlock the car, strangely the key that I have lost also had lock and unlock buttons on the key which worked, therefore I am unsure if the key was 'coded' to the car? Basically I am looking for the most cost effective solution to get a replacement key for the car, or will it be a case of all new locks etc? Advice is very much appreciated, John |
jap imports dont have immobiliser chips but could have central locking buttons ,
remove drivers door barrell and bring to lacal lock smith who should be able to make a key that will do aall locks .if you want central locking key , its offto subaru with u !! hope this helps , |
Hi macmac,
Thanks for your help, ill pickup a couple of key housings from ebay with blank blades and do as you advise, dont think I need the central locking key, as works from my alarm fobs and still have two of those! is the door lock barrell hard to remove? Thanks again, John |
How the hell do you loose the keys but not the fob????
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Being an import it shouldn't have the transponder in the key.
There is a lock set for sale on here, non transponder type, for around 60 quid I think, so its cheap, but removing the old barrell without a key will be hard. EDIT, didn't read any previous posts, so I've basically repeated what others have said |
I managed to lose the key alone because as mentioned the key has lock/unlock buttons, and the fob has to be pressed once to disable the immobiliser after the ignition is turned on, in order to start the car, therefore I kept the immobiliser fob hidden in centre console, also for some strange reason this specific laserline fob doesnt have any way of attaching to a key ring, that or it has broken off over the years!
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