In a message dated 3/7/04 8:33:17 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes:

<< The 2.1L wire set sold by VW in North America is . . .   . . . I can't
honestly say that they are any better than the $39 Canadian OE ones . . .  >>

The only above the board way to get OE VW parts is to saunter up to the parts
counter at the dealership.  By definition, "OE" cannot be used
interchangeably with "OEM".  The only thing that can be said of OEM parts compared to OE
parts is that the two might share a locus of origin.

George