[s-cars] Late Model S6 Ignition Keys

[Lee Levitt]

A quick question...

Where's the receiver on the '97 and '98? My son's '97 has a range 
of about 2 feet, and I understand that on some of these systems, 
reorienting the antenna can make a difference. Is this true for 
the late cars?

Thanks!

Lee



On Thu Apr 05 09:22:27 PDT 2007, Dave Forgie <forgied at ae.ca> 
wrote:

> 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,
> 
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