Zitat von rob840;49967My 840 is is only used a few times a month however, the engine bay looks a bit sad, with various bolts/nuts rusting, alloy bits discoloured and general grime and dirt everywhere else.
Having been to a few car shows and seen the exhibits so clean that you eat your dinner off the engine block, I was wondering if anyone has some good tips of products for getting it all cleaned up nicely.
Water, Shampoo that's all.
Then outside waxing with Swizöl (our Clubmember rubbercowboy sell a very good alternative to swizöl for a very low price) 
Under the car washing with a high pressure cleaner and then I use a transparent or black wax (no special product).
Don't forget some helping hands 
(Friends) and a lot of time ... 
Lock here:
CSi 10/1996 (last production month), 45'000km
I cleaned the Bridge with a special chemical product (remove the yellow wax and new painting because the chemical cocktail was very strong)
Sorry, but you can't buy the chemical product on the public market. 
The result is:
And from time to time, we clean the whole car. 
On the right side, that's me.
Thats truly stunning Martin 
Me, for this purpose I use Motorcycle Cleaner S100 from Dr.Wack.
Very powerfull and effective. 
Yet you have then to wash up the components with a lot of water.
I find the most effective way to get the engine bay looking good is a spray of Gunk with a soft brush, then a light jet wash, and finally, whilst everything is still wet, spray everything with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care. Shut the bonnet and you're done.
That is absolutely stunning! Great work and lots of hard work by the looks of it! I must give that a go myself - it really makes all the difference. It's sweet!!
Martin,
Underside is in truly amazing condition !! 
I will be using those pics as a guide to what mine "should" look like...
Martin,
amazing condition!
It's making me feel a little depressed though, I have to admit.
I thought mine was clean till I saw your pictures!
I too am considering detailing the engine bay, a couple of questions:
How do you keep water out of electrical components?
I'm not confident spraying water in there!
Also, what is the gold coloured lacquer over the engine?
It's not just my car, I've seen it on a lot of V12s.
I remember seeing a Scandinavia 8 in similar condition (silver IIRC). I am stunned at the level of dedication to cleaning shown here. I suppose it is great, but then if it were mine I'd be too afraid to drive it in UK..... perhaps only a couple of sunny weekends in the summer, and never in the winter due to salt on roads.
Sorry, your car is great to look at, but I need a car I can just get in and drive. You only live once as they say.....
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Has it been resprayed ?
I ask because of the vibrant colour showing in the wheel arches, mine is all dark and dirty behind the wheels.
No not respraying, only cleaning.
Zitat von rob840;49991Hey Martin - What steering wheel is that ? Do all the controls work ?
Of course, full functionality. 
It''s a steering wheel from the E46 with mechanical modifications.
For the cruise control, I develop a new plug and play electronic interface.
Hi Martin.
Wow just like new, beautiful job.
Job 38.
The golden look on your engine and other places under the hood is Cosmoline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmoline its a b...h to remove, you probably need to shop around for an answer to removing it from someone who has done it successfully.
Peter
Absolutely stunning! The hours that have gone into that degree of preperation must be significant! Would love to have a workshop like that - looks just like a BMW dealership workshop - you don't happen to work there do you?
With the weather in the UK, the salt they pour on the roads in winter and the loose stones they "chuck" into wet tar as a means of road repair, the underside damage is hard to prevent unless you never drive the car.
Angus.
Your car is stunning Martin, there must be many hours of cleaning work to get it looking that good. One thing I did notice -- why no sports seats?
Zitat von Martin;50085Of course, full functionality.
It''s a steering wheel from the E46 with mechanical modifications.
For the cruise control, I develop a new plug and play electronic interface.
I noticed on the old website before the merging of the English section from ClubE31, you used to sell various modifications for the E31, not sure if the steering wheel interface box was ever on there. However I could never really understand much of it being that it was written in German. Do you still sell these items, and if so could you possibly include an English description of each of them? Thanks
Zitat von Martin;50085Of course, full functionality.
It''s a steering wheel from the E46 with mechanical modifications.
For the cruise control, I develop a new plug and play electronic interface.
I would like a M/F wheel on my 840Ci, do you have any instructions for the mechanical modifications necessary?
Does it have to be E46, would one like this from my E38 740iL fit?
rob840
Look at this (my 850i):
It's a E39 M/F wheel
The green lamp goes on when I push the up or down button.
Paul_M
Yes I sell this items. In the next few weeks, I (or a good friend) make some short description in english ...
I have Sport seats in my M5 E60.
In all my 8series cars, I have normal seats.
I would certainly buy a interface of you if it would enable me in getting a fully functioning MF steering wheel.
Clean
Almoust unbelievable how your car looks.
This is the orginal bodyprotection on my 1993 840ci
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