2002 Audi A8
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2002 Audi A8 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out in Simi Hills, a woman called me about her 2002 Audi A8. She had bought it used a couple of years back and got exactly one key with the car. One flip key, no spare. She had been meaning to get a second made for a while and kept putting it off the way people do when the thing still works.

Then the blade pivot cracked. The key still technically functioned, but she had to hold the blade at just the right angle to get it to turn. She called the Audi dealer. They told her to bring the car in, said the job would take a good part of the day, and quoted her a number that made her hesitate. That evening she called me.

I met her at her place in Simi Hills. Decoded her door lock to pull the cut, sourced the right flip key blank, cut the blade, programmed the transponder and the remote functions through the OBD port, and tested every button and the ignition. The whole thing took about 40 minutes at her curb.

She watched the process start to finish, which some people like to do and some don't. She was the kind of person who wanted to understand what was happening to her car. By the end she had a working spare and knew exactly what had gone wrong with the original. The dealer comparison came up at the end of the conversation, almost as an afterthought. She had saved a good chunk, never moved the car, and still had her afternoon.

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