Should I match my grill to my truck color or my rims?

As is! Looks good dont go overboard, or maybe only paint the center banner color of truck

 

Nice ride! Maybe bronze out the chrome emblems/bed side decal and black bed line the step bar chrome?

 

see grills #2 and #3 (except my color, obviously)

 

Don't make the mistake like I did by using Plasti Dip.

 

Here is a photo of mine in a similar color. I chopped up my factory grille and glued in the center rather than painting.

 

Things will eventually go full circle and we will be back to chrome. Black has played out. Big wheels have played out. Bronze won't last as long as black. Eventually chrome will get you home!!

 

If it was a quality chrome plating, I'd want that. But it's just cheap painted plastic.

To OP's question, I'm team color match, and bronze letters.

 

You mean the bronze popularity? I chose bronze because black does seem a little played out (at least blacked out), albeit a classic color that probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

 

Ah yeah, the surround. Definitely color match the surround, keep the bronze lettering and wheels as is. I'd leave the center bar of the grille black similar to your bottom 2 examples and what Brady pictured. Then consider matching any other badges on the doors and tailgate with bronze (or debadge) would be my vote.

 

tutorial?

 

Unfortunately I didn’t take pictures when I did it. The center of the aftermarket grille is removable. Using a dremel i cut out the center of the oem grille. It went slow and took a bit of sanding with the dremel to get it to fit right. Then using epoxy I glued in the aftermarket insert. There is a tutorial near the end of this thread if I remember right. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-2nd-gen-grille.575046/

 

the real question is what would it cost a good shop to paint match the grill. not Bobby in the yard with shake can.

to know if it’s worth it and affordable or ridiculous.

 

That's pretty cool and probably the way to go if you can find the two piece aftermarket grille. Looks like OP has the single piece aftermarket grille though, so he can't pop out the center insert and reuse it with an oem painted surround.

 

The end result

 

Nice choice and execution! This season one project I want to tackle is doing a similar match of the TOYOTA legacy letters and my wheels in a dark bronze like you did. Good inspiration, I have the materials, just need the time.

 

https://www.prismaticpowders.com/shop/powder-coating-colors/UMB-0492/us-burnt-bronze

This is the bronze I used for the rims! We used the equivalent cerakote for the letters and center caps