The previous owner of my '04 Gallardo seems to have lost all but one key, including the airbag keys and the magic key code.

Lamborghini USA want $750 for a new key and fob with no guarentee the key will actually work with my car..

anyone got any ideas? Is there an equivalent Audi part perhaps?

thanks,

one-key Simon..

i lost one of my keys last year, i only paid like $400.00 o.c. lambo. for key and programming. it took like 4 weeks to get the key from lambo...750.00 sound like to much.

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Ok,

after digging around I've found that the FCC ID on the Lambo keys matches that for the later generation Audi keys (MYT8Z0837231), and that some of the Audi keys also have a very similar code number (the Lambo one is 400837231A, the Audi is 4D0837231M).

Would any one like to hazard a guess as to compatibility? For the $50 it costs for a blank Audi key on ebay, it's worth a challenge IF I can get hold of the remote programming instructions.

Does anyone have those to hand?

S.

I would realy like to know as well if an Audi blank would work. I always worry about loosing my key when away from home and would like to hide a spare in the car.
I also toyed withthe idea of switching the Lamborghini FOB key with a smaller physical Audi key and just having the lamborghini key hidden under the dash (assuming the FOB signal is required to run the car). This would get around a problem I have of my long legs hitting the Lambo key that sticks out 3 inches when driving.
Please go ahead an let us know if your theory works.

You know that you can separate the fob from the key simply by prising them appart with a screwdriver at the notch below the Lambo logo? The two units are quite separate.

Then you could mount your actual key in something simpler, or simply have an Audi blank cut to match. There's nothing special about the "key" end of the Fob.