My 2k3 legacy has like a decal above the rear view mirror (just dots - not sure what it is for). Is it okay to mount an EZ pass on it, or does the pass have to be on a clear part of the windshield?

Only the SVX requires a special tag

 

http://www.e-zpassny.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml

 

Granted thats the NY site, but they are all the same.

 

nipper

So Nipper,

 

I guess that means it is okay to mount the ezpass on the "dotted decal" above the rear view mirror. I'll give it a try and see what happens.

 

Pete

 

 

Only the SVX requires a special tag

 

http://www.e-zpassny.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml

 

Granted thats the NY site, but they are all the same.

 

nipper

What you see above the visor is called a "3rd Visor". The "dots" you see is a ceramic that is screened on the glass, just like silk screening a t-shirt. Same material you see around the perimeter of the glass and it is there to protect the urethane adhesive from UV breakdown. The 3rd visor just acts as a sun block between the 2 fold down visors and the dots are just to break up the appearance to not have a big black blob on the glass. Many think it is some kind of antenna or something but is nothing more than I just explained. Your ez pass will work fine if you mount it there. I mount them for customers at that location almost every day.

I took apart one of those EZ Pass things that was from the bay area, little more than a microcontroller with a burned-in serial number, and a BIG arse lithium battery. I dunno if the new ones are RFID or what, this one was on the outside of the car though, mounted to the rear bumper.

Thanx for that bit of information - that's where I'll mount it.