id still go with ebay, i mean ive bought alot of thing like the radio door and the waterfall console from ebay and it came out great bro.

 

Don't buy used items off of ebay. They are salvage parts. If you're serious about your stuff looking good, I suggest buying new. IMO

 

Well,, the HVAC (without waterfall) is over $500 new from Toyota. You can get salvaged ones with no scratches for under $100... so it is your call

 

I wouldn't suggest buying it new at all. If you need more pics than what's on eBay, send the seller a message asking about the condition and if that's not good enough ask the seller to take more pics and send them to you so you can judge for yourself. Picking one up off ebay will easily save you hundreds as opposed to spending $500+.

 

I was just on ebay. Where are all these factory scion parts?

 

I use eBay often; it's relatively easy for me to find what I am looking for.

While finding the radio trim/hvac controls I also ran across 4 TPMS, ABS module, dirvers side air bag, factory radio, AT and MT instrument clusters, lots of OEM wheels w/ tires, engine thermostat, ignition switches, seat belts, alternators, etc. ALL OEM.

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-SCION-TC-RADI...A1%7C294%3A200

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCION-TC-CENTER-...A1%7C294%3A200

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-Scion-TC-Dash...A1%7C294%3A200

http://cgi.ebay.com/DASH-CONSOLE-A-C...A1%7C294%3A200

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-SCION-TC-HEAT...A1%7C294%3A200

 

Just as reference, that 4th link has incorrect info (05-06 is all that an 05 hvac will work on, the 07 and up are different electronics wise)

Doesnt mean the part is no good, but just in case someone is looking to buy one. This is part of what I mean about needing to be careful what you buy on there, some sellers dont know what parts work on a given year model.

 

That's why you don't go based off of an item title. You shoot the seller a message and ask for the model number off the HVAC as other sellers have already provided photos of that model number so you can easily verify, I believe the seller fo the 3rd item provided a pic of the model number.

To each his/her own, just trying to save the op some $$$