I have a chance to buy 3 Virgos at a local P-n-P. Should I go for it? I'll need to find a fourth one somewhere. Are these a common P-n-P item? Is there some other source for used Virgos that isn't too expensive where I can get the fourth, or should I just keep looking at the boneyards?

What are the pros/cons of buying Virgos as opposed to the OEM wheels? Better handling? I know one thing, I'll stop getting the hubcaps stolen every few months....

Presuming you're running 14" now, 15" will run with wider/lower tires. All other factors being equal, you'll get better traction and better handling, with a slight diminishment of ride comfort.

I'd take those three, and wait for a fourth one to show up down the line. Down here in SoCal, they get grabbed really quickly.

Just put on a couple hours ago, here's the Virgo's on my 245 ...



-- Kane ... naturally, they weren't that clean from the junkyard. I did repaint 'em.
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

check them carefully and then grab them. here in florida they are rare as hens teeth at the junkyard.

Yes, try to evaluate them and look for bends or huge wheel weights, a bad sign. If the car is in the air, try to spin them and look for wobble. Buy any straight Virgos you find and build a set or two and then look for a couple of spares. You can't often beat pick and pull prices, and you have to take what is good and then hunt for what you need to complete things.

The Virgos are OEM.

I'm selling my extra set for $150 (incl some slightly hazy center caps and all of the 19 lug nuts I can find)... I'm in the North bay, if you want them e-mail me.

The only caveat is that they're sold as-is, and I've never tried to balance them. I think they look pretty nice, but they are used.

I do see them in the yards around here, but not too often, and not usually as a set.

- alex

'85 244 Turbo

I would probably buy them depending on price. I have seen sets on Ebay from $125-$400(+s/h), condition being a key factor. I accually got mine free from a brickster I met at the boneyard. Long story short, I gave him a (Cibie) lense cover he needed, that didn't fit my car(hella), I told him I was there looking for Virgos, and wouldn't ya know it, he had a Brick he was selling (car had bad,bad rust) that he offered me the opp to switch wheels, free! Anyways, Enough about that. Virgos are OEM wheels, alot lighter also. Here in MD, I have never seen Virgos at a Pick'n pull. I used to check 2 yards twice a week for about 4 months until I scored the ones mentioned above. I still havn't found center caps though. (I posted a day or two ago about Virgo center cap alternatives.) I have heard IPD had a Virgo knock-off, but not any more. I am sure there is a online source that has them. Also check Ebay for the lone Virgo, I see singles every now and again. If you are getting hubcaps stolen, you might want to get wheel locks, In my cantercap post, I asked about the likelyhood of my Virgos being stolen, the replies were probably not likely, but if you are getting hub caps stolen, might want to invest in the locks anyway..... Good luck!
(someone along the line told me to add an air-dam because of the Virgos, I did, but I can't comment for sure on why, cooling effect maybe? My 79 was without a dam, it's dam'd now)
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Franco79 ---- 1979 245DL -M46, Virgos, Primer Grey, Boneyard Upgrades 220K

Well, i've heard that it helps direct air to cool the front brakes. The air dam i mean.

1988 240DL 155K(?)