tommym

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does anyone in the va. area have a smart tag, and if so, does the black dotted area behind the rear view mirror affect it, or should i mount it to the side of it?
Thanks

SteveZzz

I've got one. Mine is mounted to the black dotted area, behind the right side of the rear view mirror and it works fine.

FYI, I also painted it flat black so that it isn't so obvious from outside the car.

k2we

We have the same thing here in New York called Ez-Pass.. I have mine sitting flat in the empty Nav compartment and it works perfect.. Give it a try..

Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY 11,462 miles since Sept 17th..

flynnibus

Unfortunatly the sensativty of the different gates varies so much around here.. putting it in the NAV compartment probably wouldn't work.

I have mine right above the mirror towards the driver's side.. I only attach 1 side of the sticky stuff because I move it between my cars.

I used to just hold them up most of the time.. but some gates are tuned pretty far in front of the gate.. so if you don't get it up in time.. you're screwed, etc.

The units can go through quite a bit of material and still work.

SteveZzz

Fly-
So you were one of THOSE people that slow up the line because they're holding their tag up!! I've probably cussed you a few times.

And why are you switching it between vehicles?? Just get a second tag!

tommym

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thanks for the info...had an xterra before this, so i would just hold my hand out and drop the money in. now i have to throw the change in...should be getting the smart tag some time this week.

CaneZMD

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That's nice to know that they work from behind the Black mirror dots.

In Florida, we have "Sunpass". I got scared by the install instructions and mounted it right in front of my face and it looks like crap. I"m gonna move it tonight.

flynnibus

Because you can't put a second tag on the same 'account'.. in terms of funds. Each tag has its own cash fund.. which replenishes.. I dispise them having 35 bucks out of me at a time.. let alone hitting me up for 70 sometimes.

Oh.. and don't worry.. even holding it up.. I still do like 70mph through the main gates

k2we

Interesting.. In New York, I have 4 tags on the same account. They all have different numbers but i get 1 bill for all 4. I have never had a problem using the tag sitting flat in my Nav compartment. It even worked in I 95 in Deleware.. I have not been down thru Richmond since they have started using the tags.

Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY 11,462 miles since Sept 17th....

SteveZzz

Actually, you can have multiple tags on one account. What Fly is referring to is how the billing works. They charge your credit card based on the number of tags on your account. If you have 1 tag, they initially bill your card for $35. When your balance gets to about $10, they charge your credit card another $35.

If you have two tags, they initially charge you $70, when your total account balance gets to $10, they charge you $70 again.



In reality however, in Fly's case, if he had 2 tags, he'd get charged $70 for the replenishment, but he'd only be charged half as often as he's getting charged the $35 replinishement for 1 tag. So two tags don't "cost" anymore.


So Fly, if right now you're getting charged that $35 every two weeks, if you had two tags, you'd get charged $70 every month or so. It's the same!!

Reggi914

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I have the EZ pass, i have never used it in the Z yet. But, when i use it in my bmw, the front windshield is too thick that i have to stick my hand out the window while holding it, or have one of the license plate ones installed