1997 Audi A4
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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1997 Audi A4
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1997 Audi A4 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Your 1997 Audi A4 key replacement costs $243 through me. The dealer wants $462 for the same job. That gap exists because the dealer has a service writer, a parts desk, a waiting room, and overhead on every square foot. I have a van and 8 years of doing this every day. My price covers the key blank, the cut, the transponder chip, and the programming. Nothing added after.
An interior designer at the wine bar patio in Escondido had been putting off getting a spare for her 1997 Audi A4 for months. She bought the car used with one flip key and kept telling herself she would handle it. She finally called the Audi dealer. They quoted $462 and said to bring the car in for a half-day appointment. She called me that evening instead.
I met her at the restaurant. I used my HU66 Lishi to decode her door lock. The HU66 Lishi is a pick and decode tool designed for the VAG keyway used across Audi and Volkswagen. It reads the wafer positions inside the lock so I can cut an exact blade without needing the original as a template. Her Remote Flip Key with FCC ID MYT8Z0837231 was cut, the Megamos transponder chip was programmed through the OBD port, and everything was tested in about 35 minutes.
Total was $243. That covers the flip key blank, the blade cut, the chip programming, and me driving to a wine bar on a weeknight. No half-day appointment. No dropping the car off. Just the spare she had been putting off, done while she finished dinner.
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“Marco came out quickly, cut and programmed a new BMW key fob fast, and was extremely polite and professional.”
“My Sprinter van key broke and I was stranded. Marco was very friendly and helped me get three new keys quickly. I will definitely be using them again.”
“My son had an issue opening the driver door on his Honda Civic. I called on New Year's Day and expected a nightmare, but they arrived quickly and fixed the problem in about half an hour.”
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