I know that the 2004 have headlights, all we had to do was plug in the wire, and put in a bulb, does anyone have a 2000 or 2001....?? and if so. do they also have headlights that are "hidden"...????
or was that something new in 2002..????

 

When we picked up our 04 Viper there were a couple of models that still had a chrome like tape over the headlight lenses.It made it look as if the headlights were not real.I asked the dealer if the headlights were an option and he said no that they all had the headlights but the company was not allowed to ship them to the States with functional headlights.Apparently big brother doesn't want the kids riding after dark.I can understand that reasoning, but to say no headlights allowed is nuts as they are much more visible with the lights on even in the daytime.I know this doesn't answer your question but I just thought I would share this with you if your wondering why some don't have the lights hooked up.

 

If your year & model of E-Ton does NOT have a factory optional headlight and its Strator system can support a headlight, you may be able to install your own customized headlight.. Below is a cut / paste I entered onto another ATV rorum:

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For my son's '03 Pred-90 unit, I purchased a 12 Volt rotating switch and installed it where its Oil Injection "low oil" LED went. Its factory hole was a perfect fit. If wondering, we can run his unit for 10-12 hours (or 4 full tanks of gas) on 1 full Oil Injection tank. Since we usually go riding for a max. of 4 hours (after that, physical & emotional fatigue hits my son), there's little chance his Oil Injection tank would run dry. Our golden rule is: When you put gas in it, top up the Oil Injection tank.

The headlight we used is a black plastic automotive clear lens fog light. I bought a set of lights for $28.00. Then, I bought some 12v wiring, an inline fuse with the proper amp fuse, and wired it directly back to its battery. By doing this, we can turn on/off his front light without requiring its ignition key to be on. I'm sure one could wire it into the ignition system, but I didn't want to screw around with its factory wiring. I've read that one person did the same thing on their Pred-90 and drilled / installed their lights off/one switch by the side of their gas tank, and left the Oil Injection warning LED in its original factory position.

Before you install a customized front light on your E-Ton model, there's a few things you need to investigate. These items are:

- Your unit's Strator system must support the wattage of light you use. For my son's Pred-90 unit, I read his factory Strator outputs 70 watts at full throttle. Since he usually runs between 1/4-1/2 throttle, I needed a light less then 50 watts.
Note: For us, the light set only came with 55 watt bulbs. I then went down to our local specialized lighting store, and purchased a 35 watt replacement bulb. I've read some Pred-90 people purchase a light with a 35 watt bulb, and don't have to replace the standard 55 watt auto bulb.

- There are many other 3rd party ATV type lights on the market. For the one that may be easily modified for your unit, surf:
http://www.lt80lightkit.com/
http://www.xtreme-4x4.com/ATV_Lights.htm
http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jht...=376590&BQ=atv
http://www.driving-lights.com/atv_light_kit.html
http://www.rickystator.com/pages/Lig...20systems.html

If I had to do it again (for my son's Pred-90 unit), I'd recommend the oval light from http://www.driving-lights.com/atv_light_kit.html It looks very nice, is a 35 watt system and comes with all the brackets, bolts and wiring. Might be worth investigating further...

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Also, surf: http://www.lt80lightkit.com/Frontlightclose.html

This is same type of oval light that I installed on my son's Pred-90 unit. The only difference is, they installed it on the handle bars (possibly to a customized plate) and I installed the light on my son's Pred-90's front hood. Pros & cons to each. For example:

Being mounted on the handlebars, it may impact the flow and movement of its many cables / wires at the top of its steering shaft. High probability of blowing more bulbs because more vibration (that travels up the steering shaft) compared to the surface of its hood. However, when you turn a corner, the steering bar mounted light turns into the direction you are going, thus it lights up the corners much better.

On my son's unit, the light beam is pointed directly forward and doesn't light up the corners very well. Then again, my son shouldn't be speeding around corners at night anyway. If want to install the same customized light on your Pred-90, you may want to ensure you use an ATV classified light. For my son's unit, we used a clear lens automotive fog light, and its beam is too focused. Focused light a lighthouse beam trying to cut through thick fog. I'm sure ATV classified lights have more sideways viewing angle.

On snowmobiles & other ATVs, I've seen hood mounted & Steering bar mounted lights. I'm NOT too sure which one is better in the long run....

WRH_Racing http://www.atv-kids.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv wrote me once stating that a front light assembly off an Xtreme 100 unit could also work. This is an ATV classified light and can bolt directly onto the handlebar assembly (or something light that). Well worth investigating this option further as well.

To increase safety visibility, I would recommend lights be installed on ALL trail & bush riding ATVs. If cars are made with daytime running lights, I feel ALL general purpose & trail riding quads should have front lights too.

If you want pictures of the customized light on our "Trail & Bush" Riding Ped-90, don't hesitate to PM me your internet email id. As they say, sometimes a picture is worth more then 1,000 words...

Hope this helps with your E-Ton unit.

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Thanks...

Yes our 2004 Viper had the headlights with the chrome covers, we untaped them and put a light bulb in and, everything works great..

I have a friend who has a 2001 , and they told me that it didnt have headlights... but I am wondering if it realy does, and they just dont know it...???

So without driving over to look, I was wondering if it was "optional" in 2001 or if they have always been factory instaled, but taped over, I am hoping that someone with a 2001 will chime in here..[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I suppose if you didnt know to remove the tape, you may not notice...

Thanks....

 

Do you know what size bulb to put in for the headlights?

BlasterMom

 

I have a 2001 Eton TXL 90, and it has a factory headlight on it.

 

Blastermom,
I dont know....haha... but I can look for you ...........
I know it was just a matter of peeling off the tape, pluging in the wire connection (easy to do, even for me)
and putting in a bulb.... that was it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] kid loves them..... although they are mostly covered by mud, so you cant even tell that they are there...hahaha

 

peeled off the tape and hooked up the wires, but hubby is having a hard time finding the right size bulb.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

our UK model (2004) came without light but thanks to you guys I enquired about them and the dealer gave me a set free[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
The wiring etc was already in place all i got to do is screw them on and connect the wire[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]