"Personally I also find this easier when flying a SE ILS even with F.D. It helps me 'lead' the FD and be proactive to prevent to many FD corrective commands."
You have to be careful not to lead the FD too much. It intentionally crosses the LOC centerline on an angled capture, to assure the other lobe is there. The failure can be in either the ground transmitter, or your receiver.
That's how it was told by a Fright Director design engineer.
GB