whats the cheapest way to go about getting a replcement key??
01-06-2009, 08:14 PM
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I had the same issue. There was no way to avoid the stealership. I ended up...
just buying the key half of a pod and using an old remote from another audi. Unfortunatly, I couldn't get the remote programmed so I just settled for a spare key for $60 without a working remote. If I ever need to program the remote, I'll just take it back to the dealer. Sucks! But I wasn't going to pay $150 for a figgin key!
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01-07-2009, 10:43 AM
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Interestingly enough, the dealerships in Europe...
...aren't intent on charging astronomically high prices for parts (read: ripping people off).
I was in Munich for two weeks over the holidays and decided to pick up a replacement folding cup holder, as the Audi Zentrum Hochstrasse was two doors up from my hotel. The total for the part was 27.34 euros (~$37 USD) compared to $88 CDN (~$75 USD) at my local dealership. The cup-holder had to be ordered from the main warehouse in Munich so I was told to come back the next day to pick it up. Upon my return, not only was I presented with the part, but also an R8 book (it's not a brochure, it's an actual hardcover book), a new S4 brochure and an A4 brochure. All this over 27 euros!
The North American dealerships need to take a page from their German counterpart's books - the service and pricing is on a whole different level.
So, if you or anyone you know is traveling to Germany, it's worthwhile to purchase parts over there.
I was in Munich for two weeks over the holidays and decided to pick up a replacement folding cup holder, as the Audi Zentrum Hochstrasse was two doors up from my hotel. The total for the part was 27.34 euros (~$37 USD) compared to $88 CDN (~$75 USD) at my local dealership. The cup-holder had to be ordered from the main warehouse in Munich so I was told to come back the next day to pick it up. Upon my return, not only was I presented with the part, but also an R8 book (it's not a brochure, it's an actual hardcover book), a new S4 brochure and an A4 brochure. All this over 27 euros!
The North American dealerships need to take a page from their German counterpart's books - the service and pricing is on a whole different level.
So, if you or anyone you know is traveling to Germany, it's worthwhile to purchase parts over there.
01-08-2009, 07:41 AM
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ebay for the key blank and remote (make sure to match codes), local key place to drill the sidewinde
r pattern into the blank, dealership to sync it up to your car (bring in all the keys you have)