1998 Audi S4
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

1998 Audi S4 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A guy out in the Live Oak Park Area of Fallbrook called me on a Tuesday morning. His 1998 Audi S4 had been sitting in the driveway for three days.

He had one key, it was his only key, and he dropped it on a fishing trip. Found it again, but the flip blade had bent just enough that the ignition cylinder was now fighting him every start. He was nervous the key was going to snap off inside it.

He had already called the dealer. They told him to tow it in, give them a few days, and be ready to spend more than he expected. He said that last part with the specific exhausted tone of a person who already knows he is being handled.

I got there mid-morning. The S4 was parked tight in a narrow driveway, which told me right away why the tow idea was going nowhere pleasant. I checked the blade first. It was bent at the pivot point, not cracked, and the electronics inside the fob head were still intact. I cut a new blade to the vehicle on site, transferred the working transponder fob head, verified the chip was reading correctly, and tested the remote functions. The immobilizer cycled clean. Car started on the first turn.

He stood there watching the whole thing happen at the trunk of my van. Took less than an hour. He mentioned the dealer estimate almost as a joke at the end, like he could not believe that was ever his only option. I told him it usually is not.

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