Solved: Trunk lock/release on 93 100CSQ?

[Lawrence C Leung]

Audi is not alone in this "technique" of making Valet keys. I'm willing
to be and double sided key company (Honda, Ford, etc.) are amongst those
whom make Valet keys by making the key thicker or a section thicker. None
seem to consider adding a special tumbler position or something. Pretty
dumb, eh?

I would think the industrious valet would go about getting a key machine.
Makes a key, steals something small, valuable and hidden in the car. Make
another key, do the same thing, just not too often within the week. Keep
doing this for awhile. I'd bet (s)he'd end up with quite a stash to hock
or something. Best part is, it's vitually undetectable. Your fingerprints
are SUPPOSED to be in the car, no forced entry. Owner probably wouldn't
notice the missing items until they needed them, and they may only
suspect the Valet parker but feels that they can't prove it, or they
don't know for sure if the item was lost from the car earlier or later.
Probably too embarrased to challenge the Parking Attendents. Really,
quite a potential racket!

LL - NY, prefer parking it myself. 

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 03:01:59 -0500 Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net> writes:
>
>> Sad to say, but the "Valet" key is just a regular key in a width 
>that is
>> too wide to fit the trunk, gas cap and glovebox  key slots. If a 
>"Valet"
>> wants into any of these, all they need is a key machine and 
>standard
>> blanks.
>
>Brilliant.  I always wondered how they acheived that.  Mine isn't
>thicker, it just has a raised ridge along the length of the scooped 
>out
>part just off center on each side.  so the ambitious valet could just
>grind that off... and steal my gloves, spare tire, and fancy Audi
>chage-a-flat tool kit...
>
>-- 
>Huw Powell
>
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>
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