E-ZPass Transponder Location
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E-ZPass Transponder Location
I haven't so far attached my E-ZPass transponder to my windshield, but hold it against the windshield as I go thru toll gate reader. I've been warned by E-ZPass that this is illegal and will result in ticketing in the future (plus it's a bit inconvenient).
Yesterday on a PA Turnpike trip I held the transponder behind the black painted-on shaded area on the top center of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. It was read OK my 4 times thru toll gates.
Have others mounted their transponders in this 'shaded' area of the windshield? Is the signal picked up OK?
I think it would be distracting to me, and look crappy from the outside if I mounted it below this shaded area of the windshield, under the rear view mirror.
Yesterday on a PA Turnpike trip I held the transponder behind the black painted-on shaded area on the top center of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. It was read OK my 4 times thru toll gates.
Have others mounted their transponders in this 'shaded' area of the windshield? Is the signal picked up OK?
I think it would be distracting to me, and look crappy from the outside if I mounted it below this shaded area of the windshield, under the rear view mirror.
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Mine is mounted to the right of the rear view, about 80% into the shaded area...it's actually positioned so it's mostly out of my view of the driver so the rear view blocks it. Also, I spray painted mine black. Never had an issue w it not getting picked up.
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Like Geoffs, I also have mine about 80% into the black shaded area on the right side of the rear view mirror. I didn't paint mine black but don't get distracted by the pass. I don't even notice it and have had no problems with any transmissions for the past year.
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Originally Posted by Acurich
...Yesterday on a PA Turnpike trip I held the transponder behind the black painted-on shaded area on the top center of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. It was read OK my 4 times thru toll gates...
If you wanna know more, there are a few threads in 3G Garage.
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They made a new kind of EZ Tag here in Texas. This one you mount on the front license plate. I hope I can change it to the traditional windshield mounted ones.
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Originally Posted by 2k5_AcuraTL
They made a new kind of EZ Tag here in Texas. This one you mount on the front license plate. I hope I can change it to the traditional windshield mounted ones.
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I've had EZP since it first started in Pa. I have it on the pass. side, about one inch into the black. You won't even notice it. I don't even notice it from the outside. It's become one of those things now that look natural on the car. Make sure you put it on. The TP commision takes pictures of the cars going thru and can see everything. I had a loner and forgot about not having the transponder. They tracked me down and wanted me to pay a fine. I fought it and won.
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I've been using an EZ pass for about 3 years and I've never mounted it to my car, i just grab it out of my glove compartment when im coming up to a toll, and drop it onto the front dash. Any pictures taken (which I never worried about in the past) would never be a problem.
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Originally Posted by crazymjb
Im surprised that they dont have em built into cars yet(like homelink type thing, or a compartment) Most people in my area have them
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Thanks, Guys
Many thanks for all of the replies. I will confidently mount mine to the right of the mirror, in the shaded area.
I like the idea of painting it black, however we were recently sent two replacement transponsders, as the batteries in two of our several year old transponsders were causing them not to be picked up on occasion (as an aside, coming home from college at Christmas my daughter was charged $5--"no entry point"--for her $18 trip across the state because her transponsder wasn't picked up at the western end of the PA Turnpike), and the letter stated that if the transponders we returned were in any way "defaced" we would be charged $25 each.
However in the long run, could be worth the $25 charge.
Thanks again for all the helpful posts.
I like the idea of painting it black, however we were recently sent two replacement transponsders, as the batteries in two of our several year old transponsders were causing them not to be picked up on occasion (as an aside, coming home from college at Christmas my daughter was charged $5--"no entry point"--for her $18 trip across the state because her transponsder wasn't picked up at the western end of the PA Turnpike), and the letter stated that if the transponders we returned were in any way "defaced" we would be charged $25 each.
However in the long run, could be worth the $25 charge.
Thanks again for all the helpful posts.
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