For Reference, I ordered these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200444500818
From this seller: http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/d5_concepts/
After discussion here: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=181471

Here's a few pics guys... after a few other thoughts.

Fit: Pretty good. Not 100% perfect but at least 95%. The sides of the top grille have a couple mm gaps on the sides - but they really aren't very noticeable. I really don't think they're that bad. The lower grille seems to fit OK. I had to take the bumper off to get it in there tight on all of the clips though. Thankfully that only takes about 3 minutes with all of my splash guards gone.

Quality: Seems nice to me. Very solid plastic. I don't think they're brittle or anything though b/c I had a set of pliers on the bottom trying to pull it into place (before taking the bumper off) and no sign of anything bad after that.

Overall: A-
Points deducted for top grille gaps (very minor) and tightness of bottom grille fit (though sort of a good thing).

PICS!









Crappy pics at the moment b/c it's crappy outside and was starting to get dark.

Also worth noting... I apparently drilled too far out for the FIG grilles I had on the bottom b/c you can see the holes. I really don't care though. They're not incredibly noticeable unless you're looking for them and I may replace the bumper eventually anyway.

 

looking good...i would like to buy a set in near future too!

 

looks good! order them from ebay?? when i bought mine the top fit perfect, the lower has alil more of an "eh" fitment to it.

but looks good!

 

and i agree with the little gaps in the top nothing too crazy though

 

Ya, they're eBay (link is at the top to the seller I ordered from). I confirmed with him first that they were actual VRDs. He claimed they were, so I ordered.

 

yeahh alot of them now claim it. did it come in a black box?? thats how VRD use to sell them in. they look good and fitment is pretty good compared to other grills on ebay. i ended up just throwing an 08 bottom with the vrd top

 

They look good Ack. Nice review too.

 

No black box actually. I do remember reading that... like I said, he claimed they were VRD - but really most sellers have no idea WTF they're selling anyway. So who knows. Regardless, I'm pretty satisfied.

 

Did your bottom grille pop in with no issues?

 

Took a little more force than I had expected - but fit just fine. Once I got it in there.

 

Oh, um... if anyone is interested, I'm selling a set of flat black FIG grilles.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=182273

 

why are you selling them??

 

uhh cause he just bought VRD's lol

 

This.

 

man i bought these VRD from ebay too...the upper part fit juz fine but the lower part no matter how hard i tried to push it...it juz didnt wanna to get in. idk why?
maybe cuz of my ground effects kit ??? i still havent installed my lower part yet

 

I removed the bumper and laid it face down on my floor and pressed the grille down into it along the outside edges.

 

^ that was a common problem with some. it would be a PITA to intall and once it was on it would seem to pop back out

 

very nice....... i might pick up a set

 

I recently picked up a set for mine back in December...and the fitment looks great now that they're in. But the Top I had to do a couple very minor modifications to, to get the fitment dead on. No biggie... and definitely pleased with the end result.

 

I would say that if it is popping out at all, it probably wasn't in complete. Like I said, mine lower one went in quite hard even after taking the bumper off. But eventually all of the clips grabbed and it isn't going anywhere that I can tell. So if someone's popped out, it may not have been securely in there. Hard to say though.