2001 Audi A8
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Audi A8 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A woman who lives up in the Santa Susana Knolls came to me through a referral. She had a 2001 Audi A8, and the flip key was in rough shape. The blade wouldn't lock in the open position anymore. She'd been pressing her thumb against it every time she went to start the car, holding the blade at the right angle so it would turn. She'd been doing that for months.

The Audi dealer told her it needed a full replacement key, sourced, cut, and programmed from scratch. She wasn't thrilled about the wait or the price, so she started asking around.

I met her at the house. The housing on her fob was cracked along the hinge, and the pivot pin had enough slop in it that the blade flopped loose. But the remote board and the transponder chip inside were reading fine. That's the part that matters. The electronics on these early A8 fobs hold up well. It's the plastic that gives out.

I transferred the board and chip into a new flip shell, cut a fresh blade to the vehicle, and tested every function. Lock, unlock, all four buttons, and the ignition. Everything worked the way it should.

She mentioned the dealer quote again as I was packing up. I told her what she paid me was a fraction of that. She said she wished she'd called two months earlier, before she wore a callus into her thumb.

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