So an early Christmas present, two clocks for myself and one for a present to a buddy! For the 65’ Skylark GS’s! Instrument Services did a great job and I should be on time now! Lol
looks great, I just got my original 67 clock working just cuz, nothing wrong with quartz. Maybe a little highjack but what knob does the 67 take, mines missing. thanks
Just curious if the second hand on the quartz conversions have a smooth or notched (one click per second) movement?
I bought their kit and did my own. It wasn't hard, just followed directions. flh73 - You can sometimes find the knob on ebay. or put a "wanted" post on this board!
Dear gssizzler, Ray and V-8 Buick time keepers, I'll definitely chime in to agree with you! The clock that I added to my trusty 1965 Buick Special wagon back in 2013 was also upgraded to a quartz movement by Instrument Services. It still is working great almost a decade later. https://www.clocksandgauges.com/ No clock in the house keeps as perfect time as the clock in Biquette! Only the radio-controlled "atomic" clocks do better and only if they can retrieve the radio signal to keep from going off. The second hand moves continuously and smoothly. It looks like the clock would have looked from the factory in 1965. It just keeps much more accurate time! Cheers, Edouard
I bought a bunch of clocks at the second hand stores usually for a buck. It took awhile till I was able to find one that was the same size shafts as the original 64 buick clock hands. It uses a single AA battery that keeps working even when I unhook the car battery. Fun project and still ticking.
That sounds like a good idea. But, are you able to replace the AA battery without having to remove or partially remove the dash?
I soldered a battery tray with long enough wires to velcro it in a convenient spot under the dash. Adjusting the time is a little more difficult to reach, but it isn't too bad and being in the fringed north, I don't bother adjusting it for daylights savings. The easiest way for me to set the time is to set an alarm on my phone and plug in the battery at the matching time on the clock. Second hand ticks like the original, but without the sound of the points popping.
