From the late 1950 through the 1970s, Bargman created this iconic wedding cake style taillight. It is surface mounted to the trailer with 3 screws. Then the lens is attached to the backplate with 3 screws. Although most people call this the Bargman No.99, there are actually two different styles.
This item is a reproduction of the complete one-bulb Bargman Trail-Lite No.98 taillight. In includes the one-bulb version of our stainless steel backing plate, all internal components, 1157 bulb, red wedding cake lens, high quality lens gasket and three lens mounting screws. Regardless of whether the taillight has one or two bulbs, the lens is marked No.99.
The lens is 6.5" in diameter and the backing plate is slightly smaller.
This taillight has one 1157 bulb. An 1157 bulb is an indexed two-filament bulb. That means that it has two filaments of different sizes. The brighter filament is wired to your turn signal and your brake. The dimmer filament is wired to the running lights.
There is no ground wire. The wires coming off the bulb are positive wires. As with nearly all incandescent bayonet style bulbs, the bulb circuit is grounded through the base of the fixture. If you are installing on a trailer that uses a chassis ground for running lights, the stainless base will make contact with the trailer and that will complete the circuit. If your trailer uses a designated ground wire, you will need to affix your trailer's ground wire to the backing plate. You can do this with a rivet or any other method you find convenient.
We recommend placing the backing plate on your trailer with minimal caulk or sealant behind the plate. Use of caulk may prevent a ground and it may make later plate removal difficult due to the tenacious adhesion of polyurethane an other sealants. You may want a little sealant where the wires pass through your trailer skin, but primary water sealing should be complete after installation by running a smooth bead of caulk around the perimeter two-thirds of the backing plate. Leave the bottom one-third open as a weep hole. We recommend using one of our high quality sealants that are ideal for vintage trailers.
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