As u know the range of fob is ridiculously close, I was actually surprised when the first time I got hands on my 97 2.8QM, it was only 8 meters away.
Recently, I read online that if u remove the rear seat cushion and there will be a black box with an antenna that only have one end attached back to the box.
After extending this antenna the range should get improved.
I didn't find this thing on my car, someone said this only applies to 96 model,and my car is early 97.
On 2000 a4, it's located next to the passenger side rear bumper, this does not apply to mine too.
I found this post,http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-Found-out-why ,
this technical bulletin for 98 a4 https://web.archive.org/web/20030323...f/57-98-02.pdf,
eBay picture of the 8L0862257B central locking unit, along with the pic of replacement antenna from audi http://s67.photobucket.com/user/brba...i/CIMG0798.jpg
After cross referencing, I removed the cover of my passenger side light, and the mat.
I found the central locking unit, 3 connectors on it, I removed the L shaped connector ( it does have a curvy end I don't how to call it) which has 12pins 6+6.
After dissembling the connector, I found the two gold colored pin is connecting to a black shielded wire(like TV cable but way thinner),
the inner one has transparent rubber protectionand I guess that is the one should be extended.
I did not actually do it, since it's minus 15 today in Edmonton, and I pulled the battery for I'm not driving it recently.
I am planning to peel the antenna and solder a broken earphone as antenna, when it's warmer outside. Once I found if this works I will update is thread.
Almost every reference is archived into way-back machine.
I just find a pdf in german which explain how to mod the Antenna.
http://www.digakom.de/template/downl...stallation.pdf
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