LED 1157 Replacent Bulbs

I had 3 of the 4 incandescent burn out the last two trips I took. I thought the LEDs would be a good thing. I just read that the Pilot brand do not work very well (same problem I am reporting) but others brands will.

I have 4 taillights as well. When I put 1157 LED bulbs in all 4 there was not enough resistance to make the flasher work. I could have added a resistor to the circuit, but the quick and dirty fix was putting incandescent bulbs back in 2 of the lights. It actually proved beneficial as the top pair now illuminate a split second faster than the bottom pair, which may be more attention getting for the brake lights. They have worked fine that way for several years.