2008 Audi S4
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2008 Audi S4 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a retired surgeon in Old Poway, over near the medical plaza off Midland Road. He was using a cane that day, his aide was not available, and his only key had been getting harder to turn in the ignition for weeks. That morning it finally got bad enough that he was not comfortable forcing it anymore.

Getting to a dealership across San Diego County was not a small thing for him. It was a logistical problem he could not easily solve alone.

I drove out that morning. He met me in the parking lot. The flip blade was worn, and the lock was fighting it. I decoded the ignition lock on site using a pick-style reading tool, got the exact cut depth for each position, and cut a fresh blade from that decode. The existing flip key head and the transponder chip inside it were both in good shape, so I transferred the chip and the remote hardware into a new flip shell and cut the replacement blade to match the decoded profile. Clean swap.

Then I tested the remote functions and confirmed the car started without hesitation. He watched the whole thing from a few feet away, leaning on his cane, and when I handed it back he turned it in his hand like he was checking the weight.

He did not call a tow truck. Did not wait three days for a dealer appointment. Did not have to ask anyone for a ride. The car was right where he parked it, and so was I.

The dealer quote he had gotten a while back for any S4 key work was not in the same zip code as what he paid me. That part was almost an afterthought by the time we were done.

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