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I haven't gotten around to it yet, I got a few other bits and pieces I'm fixing up at the moment so the budget to sort out the alarm won't be feasible for at least a few weeks. In the meantime I was planning to see if the stock keyless entry is still hooked up, then go from there. If it is but I can't figure out the programming I'll just pop into Subaru and ask, the local dealership has been great with helping me out recently.

Thanks, I'll give them a call.

Thanks for your help. Went to a car alarm place yesterday, basically they said Cobra isn't supported anymore so I can either leave it and ignore it, or get it replaced with a new alarm.

Did you get an aftermarket remote with your car to arm/disarm the cobra alarm?

No, only got a key when I bought the car. I don't think the previous owner knew about any alarm/keyless entry features.

Does the stock keyless entry work at all?

I have no idea, so I picked up the Subaru key fobs from the wreckers to try and find out. Trying to program hasn't worked yet, so either I got the wrong fob type, the fob batteries are dead, or the stock keyless entry is disabled.

Considering your vehicle has an aftermarket cobra alarm in it, means you are probably missing a remote for it, unless its an upgrade alarm... in which you would use the stock lock/unlock remote to arm/disarm.

So what you're saying is that I just have to figure out whether the alarm controls the keyless entry, or the keyless entry controls the alarm? (or rather take it to someone who can figure it out for me)

Thanks for this.

A replacement FOB from another car wont just work. There are lots of other details.

I was told that for the keyless entry, which was fitted as standard, that a keyfob from another car would work if it was the right one (I was told there were multiple subaru keyfobs from gen 3 liberty/outbacks, but only one type would probably work). But since there is an aftermarket alarm, would this have replaced the stock keyless entry?

Preferably I'd like to keep whatever is in the car, just get a new fob and program it. Just gotta figure out what's what!