[s-cars] Late Model S6 Ignition Keys

[Dave Forgie]

Mike: AFAIK, the RF receiver is the silver box under the rear seat,
closest to the drivers side passenger door.
 
Dave F.

>>> Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> 4/5/2007 9:18 AM >>>
Yeah, the 96 (and 95.5) use an RF frequency not found in other Audis. 
433.92MHz IIRC.  I've long suspected that if the receivers for the late
90s cars are electrically compatible, one could be transplanted into a
96 car and a switchblade key used.  My friend has a 97 A4 with a
switchblade.  I've been thinking about swapping them out to test it, but
I'm not sure where the receiver itself is actually located.  I think it
might be in the left rear door, but I'm not sure.

Any leads would be much appreciated.  My fob is broken and I'd much
rather replace it with a switchblade key.

-Cheers!
Mike

Dave Forgie wrote: 


Eric: You could be right. My "sample" of cars that work with
switchblade
remotes was Sean Douglas's 97 S6 and my 98 C4 A6 avant. It could be a
frequency thing where the 96 spec cars (including the 95.5s) used a
different one than the 97 and up.

Dave F.

  





"Eric Rechlin" <eric at hpcalc.org> ( mailto:eric at hpcalc.org ) 4/5/2007
5:26 AM >>>        For those with the "side winder" type ignition/door
keys, you
    probably
  

know that the "switch blade" remotes can work. (There is also a way
    to
  

get the normal keys to work with the switch blade RF remote).
    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the switch blade
remote
only 
worked with the 1997 cars.  I recall reading that the switch blade
remote is 
not compatible with the RF system in the 1996 cars (which also have
the

side-cut keys).

Regards,

Eric Rechlin 

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