2001 Audi A6
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Audi A6 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out on The Mesa in Santa Barbara, a rideshare driver flagged me down on a side street not far from the bluffs. He'd been running on a worn flip key copy for longer than he could remember, and that morning the blade broke clean inside the door lock. The tip sheared off inside the cylinder. He had the rest of the key still in his hand, head intact, just no blade left to do anything with.

Another locksmith he'd already called told him the lock was gone. Drill it out, replace the cylinder, start over. That kind of talk usually means the other guy doesn't have the right tools for the job.

I pulled the broken blade fragment out of the door lock without touching the wafers. Once the cylinder was clear, I decoded it by reading each wafer position directly, so I had his exact cut depths without needing any prior key. The chip in the key head was undamaged, so I transferred it into a fresh shell and cut a new blade to the decoded bitting.

The whole key came back together. Four buttons working, remote synced, blade turning clean in both the door and the ignition. He was back on the road for his next fare.

No drilling. No new lock cylinder. The dealer comparison was something he brought up at the end of the job. I told him what he saved was significant. He already knew.

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