The front bumper question: what are you actually bolting on to the Thar's nose?

Every trail run I do, half the convoy has something on the front. Stubby steel bumpers, tube bars, a plate with a winch cradle, and a few still running the stock plastic with a tow point hidden behind it.

My own hardtop stays close to stock up front, and honestly the 2017 MoRTH advisory is why. It says bull bars and crash guards fall foul of Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act, with penalties under 190 and 191, and the reasoning is airbag timing and pedestrian injury more than paperwork (MotorBeam's write up). Strapped on tube bars are the ones that get pulled over.

What I do want is a proper rated recovery point and better approach angle. Weight on the front axle, parking sensors going blind and insurance questions after a knock are the trade offs nobody mentions in the fabricator's shop.

Tell me what you fitted and whether your RTO or insurer ever blinked.