It’s been a while since the 4 Series was launched and understandably, some people haven’t been able to get over its looks - yeah, we’re looking at you, bucktooth grille. BMW, on the other hand, seems to have accepted the 4er’s polarizing nature and has no problem whatsoever if customers modify the coupe’s front design.

Australia’s Cars Guide had a chat recently with BMW's head of exterior design Christopher Weil and found out that the Bavarians couldn’t care less if customers decide to de-uglify the 4 Series’ front grille with aftermarket solutions.

At the same time, Mr. Weil believes that pictures don’t tell the whole design story and urges customers to have a look at the car in the metal before making a decision. On that note, he and the company he represents won’t hold anything against people who still decide to tweak their car:

“We have certain offerings at BMW - they are very expensive pieces - or you can even put on aftermarket , and great wheels and stuff like this, but even if people go somewhere else and customize the car, it’s fine with me, I think it’s cool.”

But why should they be bothered? I mean, if you bought the car, it’s yours and you can tweak and tune it as you please. Sure, you’ll have to think about consequences such as voiding the warranty in some cases, but we doubt that adding a more handsome grille is going to cause such a disturbance in the matrix.

In case you’re wondering how is this topic relevant, a quick reminder: a couple of months ago, Prior Design announced that it had been brewing a new aftermarket grille for the BMW M4, one that looks more aesthetically pleasing.

We haven’t heard anything about the tuner’s grille being available for purchase so far, but if it makes it on the shelves, it’ll be interesting to see how many new M4 owners are going to get it.