Sebhar... not so hasty
u have NO IDEA who you're dealing with
Ah... Q-Jimbo, we cross swords once again (metaphorically speaking!)
Usually I'd bow to your previously proven encyclopaedic knowledge of all things B6, but I'm pretty sure that Votex were not offered "from factory"... although they were offered on the car when new as a post factory, dealer-fitted option, not quite the same as OEM - if you look up the Audi registered spec of Votex kitted cars, the picture that they will paint of it will include sad little grey skirts (same as mine had), unlike later S-Line kit, which is OEM and recorded by Audi as factory fitted.
Thus and therefore
In the true "Original Equiment Manufacturer" definition of "OEM", Votex kit is not Audi, although it was Audi approved at one stage... so I'll grant that it's a bit of a grey area... same story for ABT, which was also offered after the factory, but by Audi dealers once Votex had fallen out of favour.
Fact is Votex and ABT* do decent quality kit: unlike a lot of the other really brittle aftermarket cr@p out there... I went OEM (S-Line) for mine 'cos I did it at the same time as the rest of the kit, but I was very tempted by the ABT spoiler as it's a bit more subtle.... and for the sake of a boot-top spoiler, you could probably go as cheap as you like, it's not like a body-skirt that's got to match panel spaces and is gonna get hit by stones or catch the odd bump, so even if it was a cheap brittle on, it's unlikely to ever show.
* yes there is also a lot of other seriously good, arguably better Otty /
Hoefele kits out there too, if you can afford them, but ABT and Votex stuff gets more recognition because it has had the official Audi stamp of approval at some stage.[/QUOTE
I can't believe that we are having a discussion on what is OEM or not, there are so many ways you can look at this, If I buy replacement brake calipers from an Audi dealer is it OEM? even if the original manufacturer was Lucas, I can purchase the same calipers from Lucas. So what is the difference between this scenario and purchasing Votex parts from a main dealer?
See wiki def:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oem