"Elegant" solution for EZ Pass??

PeterNYC · #1 06-16-2006, 08:49 AM

hello all....this may be a silly question, but we're taking delivery of our new X3 today (yippie!!)....and I have to re-place our EZ Pass (it's the toll pass for NY/NJ/CT/MA) and wondered if anybody had an elegant solution....Both in terms of attachment, and where you placed it.

We were using velcro...that may be the best solution, though it would be nice to avoid having to stick anything permanently on the car (and no, i don't want to just leave the pass in the glove box and hold it every time I drive through a toll)

I know they sell toll pass holders on some aftermarket sites, but those basically also require one to stick something to the window.

Also...the rear view mirror, as i recall, is too big to place the pass between it and the ceiling panel, so it seems like the pass has to not be centered.

This post may be a bit nitpicky on my part, but i'd love to be able to keep the new X as clean and streamlined as possble.

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pseto · #2 06-16-2006, 09:07 AM

I personally don't like to have mine visible and definitely don't want to tape it to the windshield. I just keep mine in the storage bin, take it out when at a toll, and put it back in the bin.

E61Silver · #3 06-16-2006, 09:13 AM

I just used the tape provided to place it behind the mirror on the right side.

The tape comes off so I do not see it as a problem.

I think you can also get a plate mounted pass but it costs more.

TQ2K · #4 06-16-2006, 09:14 AM

I have one of those EZPass transponder holders with suction cups and I just stick it to the windshield when I need it.

Or another way is to paint the transponder with a flat black paint and use the included velcro. Place it as high as possible on the winshield and it would be hardly noticeable...

PeterNYC · #5 06-16-2006, 09:25 AM

thanks guys...I'll figure it out.
When you say 'tape provided' Blue...is it like velcro with a sticky backing?

jaaX3 · #6 06-16-2006, 01:14 PM

Put it inside the front bumper... that would be cool. But then you have to worry about the elements.

E61Silver · #7 06-16-2006, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterNYC

thanks guys...I'll figure it out.
When you say 'tape provided' Blue...is it like velcro with a sticky backing?

Yes the velcro tape.

They make a special bumber unit, that can take the weather.

PeterNYC · #8 06-16-2006, 02:34 PM

thanks blue....but that velcro tape leaves a residue...ever try to peel it off the window?

as for inside the bumper....really? Is that a viable option? Is there a way to make it completely hidden?

i find them unsightly and then there is the tape issue...even suction cups leave a mark, though not permanent.

Maybe just holding it up is the easiest thing...I guess I don't cross THAT MANY tolls....