quattro Digest, Vol 5, Issue 116 - Re: Urgent: Breaking into one's own uncooperative 5kq?

[Larry C Leung]

On both my '89 200Q and my '84 4000SQ, the valet key had
the same cut, the key was just thicker so that it wouldn't fit in
the slot for the glovebox or trunk locks. I hardly felt it was 
a security feature at all. Anyway, if the car is old enough for an
external cut key, you CAN cut a new key from the valet key
(BTDT).

LL - NY


> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:07:15 -0500 (EST)
> From: Kurt Deschler <desch at alum.wpi.edu>
> Subject: Re: Urgent: Breaking into one's own uncooperative 5kq?
> To: quattro at isham-research.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> Phil,
> Does the valet key have the same cut (I don't have mine). If so, 
> the
> easiest thing to do may be to have the valet key cut to an AH 
> blank.
>         Kurt
>         87 5kcstq
>         00 s4
>         88 vw gti 16v
> 
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:24:15 +0100
> > From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
> > Subject: Re: Urgent: Breaking into one's own uncooperative 5kq?
> > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID: <009901c413d6$17168f20$0e00a8c0 at bt.net>
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> >
> > > I'm holed up at a friend's apartment for now, but the car is a 
> rather
> > > important part of getting back, and getting around... here's the 
> deal.
> > > The central locks worked supremely well in securing all four 
> doors and the
> > > trunk.  Unfortunately neither front door lock works from the 
> *outside*, as
> > > I discovered -- the lock turns back and forth, but is seemingly
> > > disconnected in the door.  The key doesn't work in the trunk 
> lock either,
> > > near as we can tell.
> >
> > An Audi dealer can make you a key that will open the trunk from 
> the one you have - it may be
> > that an ordinary locksmith can do the same.  It sounds like you 
> have the "valet's key" - it
> > will open the doors and start the car but can't open the glovebox 
> or trunk.  The difference is
> > in the blank used to make the key - one has a ridge running all 
> the way down the key's flat
> > sides and the other doesn't.
> >
> > With the trunk open, you can detach the vacuum lines from the 
> trunk lock and use a vacuum pump
> > to drive the system manually.
> >
> > --
> >   Phil Payne
> >   http://www.isham-research.com
> >   +44 7785 302 803