rxleone Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi guys, looking at buying a stolen/recovered 1997 Subaru Forester S/TB (JDM spec, EJ20G turbo) 5MT for cheap. Car is in relatively good condition, but the thieves destroyed the ignition barrel in order to steal the car. I've attached a photo of the damage. My questions are: Can I use a key barrel from a Legacy/Impreza? Foresters are scarce in the junkyards here, but there's plenty of Legos and Imps. Is this a big job to replace the barrel? It looks straightforward enough, but I'm concerned there may be something I'm missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Should be the same as a legacy unit, looks the same to me. It's a fairly easy job. Take off the steering column plastics. There's a screw on the back of the cylinder that holds on the switch, take that out. Then just pull out the head eye bolts. I usually just drill two holes in them and remove them with a spanner bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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