2000 Audi A8
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2000 Audi A8 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A recent college grad at the private gym lot in Lakeside had just bought a used 2000 Audi A8 from a friend of a friend. Great condition, fair price, one key. The seller told him a spare would not cost much. He called the Audi dealer and heard $462. He had just started his first real job and that number hit different after a down payment and insurance.

He found me online and asked if the dealer price was standard. I told him it was. Audi dealers charge what Audi dealers charge. But the same key, the same cut, the same programming runs $243 through me because I do not carry the overhead.

I met him at the gym before his workout. His A8 used an older flip key with the HU66 blade and a Megamos 48 transponder chip. I used my VVDI2 to read the existing key's chip data and clone it onto a fresh blank. The VVDI2 reads the Megamos transponder code from a working key and writes an identical copy to a new chip so the car's immobilizer accepts it without a full security reset. His fob's FCC ID was MYT8Z0837231.

He drove away with two working keys for $243. That second key also means if he loses one later, the replacement is a simple add-a-key instead of all-keys-lost, which saves even more. The dealer wanted $462 for one spare.

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