iPass......Other than Windshield????
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Burning Brakes
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From: Park Ridge Il
iPass......Other than Windshield????
I hate putting that ugly iPass transmitter in the windshield. Even though we have a very good field of view for a sports car we don't need anything blocking our view. Our cars are made of plastic,,,right,,,so it shouldn't block the signal if we put it in a different place. Like maybe in the engine well Anyone tried one???
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Most of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic use a system call EZPass, and I just leave my transponder in the behind-screen bin. I usually place it on the dash when I'm on a toll road.
Some have reported that the transponder is read inside the bin.
Some have reported that the transponder is read inside the bin.
Le Mans Master
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Living in North Carolina I only have to use mine when traveling. I just hold up to the windshield when needed, and it does fine. I don't know what I would do if I had to use the thing everyday. 
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I forgot to add previously, that if it's in the bin and doesn't read occasionally, it's no big deal. Since they take pictures, if your plate is linked to a transponder, they'll debit your account that way.
Last edited by Foosh; Jul 22, 2017 at 05:11 PM.
Drifting
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The transponder can be mounted on the underside of the trunk lid on a C7 convertible. Not sure where to mount on a coupe.
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Melting Slicks
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I ordered one of these and placed it on the recessed slot that the defroster blows air out of:
https://mypasscover.com Looks like it's part of the car. Velcro keeps it from moving.
Ez pass in leather cover.
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I have one transponder that is registered to 3 of my cars. You technically don't need to have it in the car as long as your plates are registered to a Ipass transponder.
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I make sure there is never anything on top of it on the top shelf of the Bin Buddy.
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Gonna see about the backside of mirror??
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Not if the toll camera gets your plate, and you have your plate registered with ezpass. The NY/NJ tolls are going cashless, the Triboro has already gone cashless and it takes a pic of your plate. If your tag is in your ezpass account, the toll gets billed to your account, and if not, they send you a bill in the mail, not admin fee. You can also call ezpass any time you get charged an admin fee and have it waved as long as you have a valid ez pass account and aren't habitual.
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1. Transponder reads fine. Normal Charge.
2. Transponder fails, but plate pic taken, tied to account, 25 cent fee.
3. Plate pic taken, no account, bill by mail for $2.00.
Newest transponders are quite small and paste on the windshield just behind the mirror. You can't see it while driving.
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On the vette i have a new smaller white one in a suction cup holder high on the windshield behind the mirror. But i'm going to move it or color it black, it looks like crap from the outside.
Burning Brakes
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mines laying behind the screen.... works fine in PA NJ MD DE...so far... just got a new expedition and put it in the glove box....it works too.... i think the new smaller transponders must have a better signal ....it seems like a big waste now anyway... if they can do it by tag and mail....just connect my EZpass account to my tag so it works every where and stop wasting money on all the other crap...... and give us a better discount too!!!!
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I learned that years ago, when I sold a vehicle to my brother in NJ, left my MD plates on it for him to get home, and he used his EZPass on the NJ Turnpike, without telling me.