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05-14-2008, 09:34 PM | #1 |
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How to hide EZ Pass?
I keep my EZ Pass in my drivers door but would love to find a way to integrate it somewhere.....would it work if it were behind my headliner?
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05-20-2008, 08:26 PM | #3 |
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How'd you do that? Just pull it back and put it in there?
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05-23-2008, 12:24 AM | #5 |
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please let me know if this worked
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05-24-2008, 11:16 AM | #6 |
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I know some guys from another board took the EZ Pass apart, and put the innards inside of the rear view mirror housing. They claimed it worked, but I didn't have the balls to try it. I don't exactly slow down when going through that lane, so the gate almost scrapes my roof as is. I'd rather not crash through it. I guess the best way to test it is to go through a Cash + EZ Pass lane, and just pay the guy if it doesn't register. I got EZ Pass so I wouldn't have to wait on that line, and am always late wherever I'm going, so I never got around to trying it. Unless the plastic of the mirror housing is substantially thicker and denser than the EZ Pass case (I bet it's actually thinner), I don't see why it wouldn't work. Good luck.
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05-31-2008, 02:35 PM | #9 |
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I took my dremel tool to my EZ Pass and ended up having to cut around the entire device to get to the inside. It is still about the same overall size, just alot skinnier....any suggestions on where I can put this and still have it function correctly? Anyone removed the center speaker on the dash?
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05-31-2008, 03:16 PM | #10 |
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So I've been told now on some roads they are timing you on with your EZ Pass to see if you have been speeding, then they mail you a ticket.
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05-31-2008, 04:22 PM | #12 |
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yep that's what I heard. they are timing you between toll booths. A friend of a friend said he got a ticket in the mail after driving on the NY Thruway to quickly between EZ Pass toll booths.
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05-31-2008, 04:32 PM | #14 |
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On further research though I'm having trouble confirming any of this is true.... I've seen stuff claiming this is just a rumor traveling the internet. I would imagine it would be difficult to hold up in court since they would have no idea exactly how fast you were driving at any specific time, or if someone else was driving your vehicle....
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My only question here is, what if you didn't want it to register all the time? I mean there is no on/off button and the only way is to place the EZ Pass/Sun Pass (which ever) into the special shinny bag. If you integrate it into your car you will have no choice but to electronically pay the toll everytime. No?
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05-31-2008, 11:39 PM | #18 | |
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Back on topic, I think the internals may have been changed on the EZ-Pass. My understanding, from the guys who I heard put them in their mirror, was that the internals were very small. Maybe a new circuit board is being used than had been in the past. I think some states still offer the license plate mounted EZ-Pass, and the internals on that may be more compact. You've already hacked up one pass, but it could be worth trying. Let us know how it goes. EDIT: It's not even legal to do such a thing in NY. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/ezpass.asp Last edited by Seth_Horwitz; 06-01-2008 at 01:57 AM.. |
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06-01-2008, 08:02 PM | #19 |
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idea
I've been thinking about this for a while, I'm going to take apart my EZ Pass, and attempt to either extend or integrate the antenna with the stock antenna. Once I will post my results once i get around to doing this, hopefully this week.
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06-02-2008, 08:14 AM | #20 |
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Cool. Take some pictures as you go along.
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06-12-2008, 05:13 PM | #21 |
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Any progress? I found what i thought would be a good solution.....I tucked the insides of my EZPass inside of the visor CD holder so I could just flip it down as i went through the toll booth....it didn't work today but I will try again tomorrow.
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06-12-2008, 05:19 PM | #22 |
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Please step back from the vehicle ... and remove the cheeseball visor CD holder. I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist.
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