Forester Remote Entry Question

[Subbies Two]

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Question: 99 Forester "L" w/power door locks. Does not have remote entry
(no black box under dash). Does anyone have experience installing the
factory remote entry system on one of these vehicles? Does Subaru offer
a "kit" to do this? Is this a "plug and pray" adventure? Does it
involve modifications to the vehicle's wiring?

TIA!

 

[Nicolas Dore]

I installed one in my Legacy and it was fairly easy (preferred paying a bit
more for the factory stuff to protect warranty...). You can get the kit from
a friendly dealer's parts department (what I did, friendly because the first
one I asked did not want to care about the request... ) or online:
http://www.subaruparts.com/catalog/?section=123 or
http://subaru-parts.com/php/subarusearch.php?model=forester&category=utility
(no relationship, never bought from them...).

Installation was straightforward on my car, I just followed the instructions
I found here: http://subaru-parts.com/IntallationGuides.html .

Good luck.

Nicolas

 

[Florian Feuser /FFF/]

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Question: 99 Forester "L" w/power door locks.
Does not have remote entry
(no black box under dash). Does anyone have experience
installing the
factory remote entry system on one of these vehicles?
Does Subaru offer
a "kit" to do this? Is this a "plug and pray" adventure? Does it
involve modifications to the vehicle's wiring?

The 99 Forester came with the Code-Alarm box IIRC.

If you have the wiring harness (the factory wiring has a programming/reset button and two
fuses) it's not a problem.

I had all this on my 98 GT Wagon, but missed out on an ebay offering and didn't want to
pay all that much for the OEM box.

I bought an aftermarket remote/alarm/starter for little more than the list price of a
Subaru Remote key. The starter of course is a useless gag but hey it's there...

Installation isn't that difficult with proper instructions.

Florian

 

[John Varela]

Question: 99 Forester "L" w/power door locks. Does not have remote entry
(no black box under dash). Does anyone have experience installing the
factory remote entry system on one of these vehicles? Does Subaru offer
a "kit" to do this? Is this a "plug and pray" adventure? Does it
involve modifications to the vehicle's wiring?

Our 99 Forester L came with remote entry--but not the alarm system--standard.
Was yours bought used, or is it not a US car? Maybe somebody cannibalized the
black box to install the remote in another car. If so, then the wiring and
connectors might all be in place. You might try checking in a junkyard.