I'm not sure about versions 8.3.x – but with older (8.1.x) versions, the ig_WebGrid.xslt file is indeed malformed. The following "comment" precedes the <?xml version="1.0"?> declaration and must be stripped off:
/*
* ig_WebGrid.xslt
* Version 8.1.20081.1000
* Copyright(c) 2001-2008 Infragistics, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
*/