actionzhe

My work garage uses the Transcore reader just like all the toll roads around here in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas area, it basically reads the toll tag and opens the gate without us having to swipe badge to go in and out.

The new Eztag I got is having a hard time getting picked up through the windshield of the ES...I even tried a Txtag (but didn't activate it) and it's also not getting picked up. I know our garage equipment works, and it worked flawlessly on my previous car. It appears even the toll lanes are not reading the tags, and are instead falling back to reading my plate to charge me.

The "right behind the mirror, 4 inches from top of the windshield" instruction doesn't work, because we have the black plastic box containing the cameras behind the mirror, so I had to go to the next closest spot, which is just under the humidity sensor. At that location, it's definitely more than 4 inches away from the top of the windshield, but perhaps too far down...

I also tried mounting it just to the right of the humidity sensor inside the tint line, about 2 inches away from the top, after seeing this post, and that didn't work either...but would be nice if that worked, because it will hide the tag from outside.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...g-options.html

Is there something special about the Lexus windshield that is not playing nicely with these RFID toll tags? Where have you guys placed yours?

wszimmer

My TX Toll Tag is up tight uner the mirror and I can't really see it from the drivers seat but it gets picked up fine.

mikemu30

Ezpass reads with no problem on both of our Lexuses. Standard location under the mirror.

actionzhe

Ah..So smack in the middle of the windshield then?
That's the spot I'm leaving for my dashcam..But let me try mount the pass around the same height to the right of the mirror. Maybe it was too close to the sensors to get picked up..

bc6152

Also, there are batteries inside these transponders that eventually die. Consider the age of the transponder and if this may be the case. There is no outward sign when these things go south. Got caught myself on the New Jersey Turnpike breezing thru the toll plazas and then getting fined exorbitant amounts... I have a 2019 ES 350 and have had no issues with my (new) Pennsylvania EZ pass in the center of the windscreen....

mikemu30

You should have seen error messages if the pass was not reading. Ezpass not paid, etc.

bc6152

Not when you go thru the high speed lanes with no signs or indicator lights...

actionzhe

The one we have down here is just a sticker with a tiny chip inside, it's purely passive transmitted, energized by the reader over head. So there's no battery to replace, but it's a lot more picky about it's mount location. On our transaction history we can see whether the gate we passed successfully read the tag, or charged us based on license plate instead.

GunnyFitz

Never had any issue w EZ-Pass from Virginia to Maine.

mikemu30

Got it and yes we love those high speed lanes😁

TXDriver

I don't have an ES, but I do use a TxTag here in Houston. I put mine in the sunroof. It reads just fine and is visibly out of the way. I have the inside of my windshield slightly tinted which would prohibit the TxTag from working inside the windshield. It is also not an issue if I ever need my windshield replaced. Try the sunroof. Mine is more towards the back side of the sunroof more than 4 inches from the frame, but I think it would work just as well towards the front edge. You might want to keep it back from the frame a bit (~ 4 inches?). This will be my TxTag location for all future cars for me.

I think these toll companies instruct users to put the tag on the windshield because all cars have windshields, but not all cars have sunroofs. But if you have a sunroof, and the tag fits under the sunshade (the TxTag is super thin) I think it is a superior location to the windshield.

actionzhe

Sorry I should've provided an update to this, but I ended up going against the directions on the tag that says you have to be 4" down from the top of the windshield. The top of our windshield inside and outside have a fairly large distance gap because of the black band of adhesive. So I ended up putting at right at the top of the windshield on the inside, within the factory tint strip next to the rain sensor, which is about 3.5" down from the metal roof of the car from the outside. This worked flawlessly, and now the tag is invisible from the outside as well, which is an added bonus.
The instructions are probably meant for cars where there are no such large adhesive bands, following the instruction will end up mount the tag way too low, which is why it wasn't getting picked up.
The sunroof doesn't work for me because for our garage entry the reader is in the front at a 45 degree angle, so it absolutely must be windshield mounted. For toll scanner it doesn't matter since the entire car have to pass under it anyway.

DeeDeeRX

Hi,I have to order and install a second transport that has the rain sensor and the camera. Do you mind taking a photo please and posting? Thanks!