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@79jasper brings up a good point. Put some load resistors across the front bulbs and you can run whatever you want at all four corners.
 

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Does anyone have a recommendation for an electronic flasher so the LED turn signals flash normally?

I have a blown taillight so I figure now is as good a time as any.
I had my flasher relay burn out decade or so ago and got a "heavy duty" one off the shelf at Oriellys(holy cow they were Schucks back then), and its electric. Its see through and has a circuit board and everything, I'll have to pull it for a part number if I remember to.
It's not super loud but bugs me enough that I kill it at stop lights and wait to signal until right before I start moving.
Fun fact the HD unit isn't rated for any more bulbs that the standard units were, so I've no idea why it's HD, lol. But it has lasted this whole time with no issues.
 

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Does anyone have a recommendation for an electronic flasher so the LED turn signals flash normally?

I have a collection of flashers I have not had time to check. Maybe next week.

I did check one, an adjustable. It worked as the emergency flasher but not in the turn signal circuit. So ***.

However, when I put LEDs in my 2001 E350, the flash frequency approximately doubled. It is consistent, reliable, and I decided gets attention better. I left it. That was at least a year ago.
 

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However, when I put LEDs in my 2001 E350, the flash frequency approximately doubled. It is consistent, reliable, and I decided gets attention better. I left it. That was at least a year ago.

I'm sure it's fine but it would drive me nuts. I'm too OCD for that unfortunately.
 

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I have to agree with his opinion on the LEDs. Last year, I tried some LED replacement lights in my 1985 F250. Of course they were the whole light and not the bulbs. I also had a bright spot in front of my truck and then past that, I couldn't see as well. I didn't feel safe driving even 50 MPH on the highway at night. I pulled those out and installed the replacements from LMC Truck. I did have to raise the headlight's aim up some, but that was far better than the LEDs to me. Now that I'm running LMC's brightest bulbs in my truck, I'm completely satisfied. Two things were off with me LED experiment though. As I said, the headlights were aimed too low already and they were cheap lights. Either one or both could have affected the results. Maybe I'll try again with higher quality LEDs someday, but it won't be in the middle of wintertime.
 

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Imo, the proper way is to run a projector. But.... I've been watching some led bulb comparisons on youtube. Don't go cheap.
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I think it's this video that they compare brightest for projector and non-projector.

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9007 bulbs have their filament running fore-and-aft instead of side-to-side like the 9004. If you have a bricknose that needs the 9004 bulb, the 9007 bulbs aren't going to focus right.
Firewire does have a 9004 bulb kit, https://firewireleds.com/9004-led-bulb-kit/. but I'm not sure the emitter is going to put the light where it needs to be. At what they're charging, I don't want to gamble.
 

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I keep hoping I can find a 9004 LED bulb so I don't have to change burned out bulbs in the cold anymore. Getting my '94 back on the road would be another path forward, I suppose.
 

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