1965 Buick Skylark: I am Installing Sequential LED Tail Lights

Briz, I'm new to v8buick.com, but I have been following this engineering and install with great interest. I have a '65 Skylark with suspect tail lights and turn signals. You mentioned that you knew of a Skylark setup for LED tail lights/ turn signals, and that you put a similar unit in your Riv. Is this a LED strip board setup as opposed to the LED bulb setup? I don't necessarily need the Sequential aspects of the United Pacific harness modified. Can you make a recommendation based on your experience?
Thanks.

 

This company had boards for the 70 - 72 A body cars. https://digi-tails.com/

This company has a kit I used on the Riv and uses plug in bulbs with a digital flasher relay http://www.mustangproject.com/ProductDisplay.aspx?ID=43ac026a-7a20-459f-bd09-266ed8355e33

 

Thank you.

Thank you.

 

And now they also got a kit for the 65 Skylark
https://digi-tails.com/product-categories/1965-gs

 

Still in the middle of rewiring the whole car, but here is a picture of them lit up. You'll have to wait another weekend or two for me to get the wiring done to get a video of the sequential turn signal.

 

I thought the side turning on for BRAKE should not be sequential at all,
3 lights come on at once? The 68 used a motor driving mechanical
switches. Bruce Roe

 

DO the LED's light up red or white? This is a great system! I always hated how the factory bulbs grounded. and sometimes half way fall out. Then a very nice looking car has a stupid looking light out. Always a personal pet peeve of mine.

 

77310389_653851401806877_2160194195690618880_n by markrieb posted Nov 8, 2019 at 5:25 PM

All working. Had issues with the sequencer in the original lights, so Digi-Tails sent me a new set. Things work great once I got the flasher polarity right

 

Nice! How does it look when the brakes lights are on? Does the flashing side just flash while the other side is solid?

 

You are correct, one side flashes while the other is bright/solid

 

Hello again ,it’s been a while.I was not satisfyed with the United Pacific sekvential tail light,especialy the parkinglight,was almost impossible to see them in daylight.
So i d bought ledlight from Digi Tails.Took them almost 6 weeks to deliwer to Sweden.They said they had problem because of Covid19.
Yesterday i did the wiring,very easy to do and heres how they look in the trunk.

 

Nobody will see them in the trunk tho
Just teasing

 

Ha ha good point

 

i have an eight bulb (four on each side) sequential lights set up, they work with the original bulbs and flash much slower
the speed of your lights in the video is a little bit "too nervous" imho

 

I see a problem with this conversation and with the wiring diagrams, as the diagrams are for a newer style vehicle 1989 not for a 1965 , the 65 has only single wire going to the light socket and the light socket is grounded to the tail light housing. The link below is what I found for a 1965 skylark.
https://easyperformance.com/products/buick-skylark-sequential-led-taillight-kit-65

 

I too am doing an update on my sequential taillights. I had the same problem of them flashing too fast. The outside bulb would barely have time to even flicker with the slowest thermal flasher I could find. I found my sockets were so corroded that none of the bulbs would come out. I found near perfect replacements at Napa! Echlinn Part number 787113. I had purchased the sequencers from M & M Electronics. I found them at http://mustangtaillightsequencers.com/ . I did have to fabricate new wiring harnesses and redo the wires in the trunk. I ordered the Scott Drake unit flasher and it should be here Tuesday or Wednesday. I hope I get the same results as you guys.

 

Okay ! I got the Scott Drake flasher, the sequencers, and the new sockets wired in. I know its been 8 months since the installation, but, I wanted to get it all sorted out and make sure it was reliable. IT IS!! My taillights look just like the posted videos above!