That's actually pretty awesome; it reminds me of something we picked up for my wife's WRX (it was an add-on board that someone fabricated for the factory Subaru headunit; solder a couple of wires, tape things down so they don't rattle around, and mount the aux jack wherever you want it).

Hmm. I'll have to pull one of the decks I have lying around here apart and see what I can do with it.

 

Cool find! I'll have to nab it up and try it out.

 

Hey Guys, I figured out how the eBay guy did this, and its really slick. Follow this guys how to for an outback and it will give you the exact step by step. I did confirm on my car that the radio module is identical to that in the sub, but you may want to confirm for yourself on your own car as it only takes a few minutes.

http://snackeyes.blogspot.com/2011/0...-hack-via.html

 

Does it matter if I have an Infinity unit vs the regular mitsubishi one?

 

Since this hack physically severs and replaces the radio output with the aux signal I would imagine that no it does not matter and would work for the infinity model as well, as long as the radio module is the same. I again would have to guess it is identical though since it was even the same across my car (06 IX) and the outback that the guy I copied this from had.

My radio is a MN141489 w/o the infinity and does not go into aux mode which is why I had to go with the hack. If your radio does go into aux mode I would just go on ebay and get a 13-pin to aux connector and use that as it would be much cleaner.

Also a few notes for the DIY, if you are going to do this here are some helpful hints:

1: The pins that you want to cut are (from the left) pins 5 and 6. If you have a different radio than mine I wold check this in the manner described in my previous post's link. Note that the correct pins will be the ones where you hear a mix of your music and the radio, not purely your music when you are doing the test.

2: Again on my radio, there is a small capacitor right in front of pins 5 and 6, do yourself a favor and remove this first, it will make life much easier.

3: When you snip the pins, cut them as close to the board as possible and then remove the stubs from the bottom of the board. Be very careful not to pull the pins out of the radio module itself as they are a huge PITA to put back in. I did this and it took almost 2 hours to get the pin back in solid. Also the only thing I could find small enough to cut the pins was a mini leatherman.

 

Also forgot to add this in the last post, but from what I have read this is a hack that people use on classic cars w/ original radios occasionally, so I would think it would work with any car with a radio module as long as you find the right pins.

 

this post is really extremely helpful. thanks everybody

 

Was it ever figured out why the PIE adapter wasn't working?

Since PIE was acquired by PAC, I can't find the PIE part number.
Can anyone confirm if the hasic 3.5mm aux adapters will work on an SSL head unit, like the one in the link below?

 

Hey guys. I was wondering what do you search to look at AUX cables instead of the ipod connector. I just search Aux cables lancer and all i get is the Aux cable that is extended. thanks.

 

I think I just saw it on the post above. Sorry guys. Useless post.

 

I think post #35 is the one I followed. It worked and I still use it all the time.

 

I just can't find an AUX cable that ships to Canada. I don't have an ipod so an ipod charger would be useless for me.

 

Ok so doing some research the part # is MZ360135EX. Just search it and you will get the AUX only cable.


THANKS GUYS YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. Man I wish i got into lancer RA earlier. Bought mine last week and I have to dig through all this. but still thank you for being patient with a newb like me.

 

Bringing this thread back from the dead but has anyone else figured out how to install an aux cord without having to soder to the actual circuit board?

 

I have a service manual for this original radio CQ-JB3160AA or MN141489.

This radio has 4 ch x 35 watt power output and it is possible to upgrade this radio with usb and aux. You can ask me how it is done.