Old and New Turn Signal Relays
- Old Hella thermal controlled relay on the left.
- New Tridon Stant EL13 relay on the right purchased from Kragen for $8.
- 'Electronic Extended Life Flasher'.
- There was also an EL13C for the same price and SKU.
- Package instructions say, "Replaces original flasher on American and
older import cars and light trucks where heavy duty applications are
required. Lasts 10 times as long as standard thermal flashers!"
- Does not indicate if a bulb has burned out - is a variable load
flasher. Another choice might have been to get a relay that can detect
when a bulb burns out and starts to flash rapidly. In view of my
problems with the factory replacement, this fancier one did not seem
like a good idea.
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