[s-cars] Locked out of Project S6

[Andy Schor]

> how many keys do you have, based on all of the locks causing you a problem I would try another key.  You may have a damaged key.

I have two keys, one with built-in remote, one an ilco copy.  I did try each of them with the same result.  They don't seem to be bent or otherwise damaged.

> Drill a 1 in. hole in the door, another in the door pillar, run a chain through the holes, then put on a Master pad lock. Do this for both front doors. There, I fixed it.

Last resort.

> get a can of spray white lithium grease with the red squirter attachment, and go at the locks from the outside.  Pulling lock cylinders apart to lube them sounds like a lot of unnecessary work.  The 'lube' audi uses from the factory is long-life, but at the end of it's life it becomes a glue not a lubricant.  In 20 years of audis, I've never had to pull audi lock cylinders only to lube the discs...  Repeat twice a year after the first application, and you should be fine.

This sounds like sage advice.  My new plan of action.

> Andy, the 93> cars sit pretty high to begin with, but just to pose the question, is it just the rears? If so, make sure the perches are not inverted. I had struts replaced and the installer inverted the perches and my 92 looked like a 95...way too high in the rear. They should be "cupped" downward, instead of upward...ie, the spring should drop down over the center of the perch, not sit on top of it.

Wow, I did not know this.  Yes it sits especially high in the rear.  They told me they ordered new springs from an Audi dealer, I don't know where the Bilsteins came from.  I will check on this and report back.

Again thanks for all the support!

Andy