[s-cars] ignition switch update, and strut tower query

[Steve Marinello]

Well, the ignition switch seems to have decided to let the key in,
sometimes, and generally easier than before.  On the other hand, on four
occasions, pulling the key out and opening the door has triggered the alarm
beep, although not the horn.  Anyone got any ideas on that?  It goes away if
I use the remote or the inside switch to relock the door. Methinks the
switch is about to give up the ghost, and with my 89/83 year old parents
flying in tomorrow, I need to make sure to appease the Audi Gods before I
pick them up.

 

Also, any ideas on where a strut tower might be found for a reasonable cost,
new (yeah, right) or used?

 

TIA,

 

Steve