As many of you may or may not be aware Mitsubishi removed the CAN BOX when they went to the N-11 MMCS in the USDM Lancer/Evo/Outlander Sport/RVR and changed the wiring between 2008-2013 and and 2014-2017 Lancers (which is why this thread is dedicated to SDA into USDM 2014-2015 MY Evos) and for example I believe Russia and the UK did not see these changes and I believe Kolyandex was not aware of them.

The bad news, not only did Mitsu remove the CANBOX, they also removed the CAN H and CAN L wires from the head unit harness C-103 20 pin connector to CANBUS 1 itself and Kolyandex's CANBUS PCB adapter uses these wires.


Above: Kolyandex CANBUS PCB Adapter Install Diagram connecting to CAN H and CAN L

Above: My USDM 2015 MY 20 pin C-103 harness from factory lacking CAN H pin 3 and CAN L pin 13

The other bad news, Mitsubishi seems to only publish 2008 and 2010 wiring diagrams so there are no official ones I know of for 2014-2015 MY changes, which made this somewhat a PITA.

The good news, after thinking about it and absolutely not wanting to use CAN H/L from the OBD2 port (as it would make the port unusable as it can't share or split the CAN signal and may not even connect to the CANBUS appropriately) and considering the SDA install overall and looking at 2010 wiring diagrams I thought of 2 other solutions to permanently install Kolyandex's CANBUS adapter. Since he is in Russia where wiring didn't change and the they have DAB+ not SXM and no SXM module and no USDM 2014+ wiring diagrams I passed an idea to him, knowing Lancer/RVR SXM module was the same from 2008-2017.

1) Install the Kolyandex PCB in place of the factory SXM module. Since the USDM only cars have SiriusXM module and SDA have SXM built in, the SiriusXM module is no longer needed and by a miracle of God has a CAN L and CAN H connection to CANBUS 1 which is where we need to connect. (Off the top of my head the Evo has 7-8 CANBUSES and an IE-BUS etc.) This 14 pin connector's male terminal is also easily obtained on AliExpress and this connection also has power and ground! (Although I need to verify still it has constant 12v and not ACC 12v). I have talked with Kolyandex about installing his PCB this way and he has given this idea his blessing. Details to follow when I know it actually works, etc. The way I look at this is, SXM module not needed, already have to run Fakra cable from here to SDA anyway so running 2 more wires is easy, no factory wiring needs cut, just need to pin the 2 wires and slip them into the empty factory 20 pin connector holes and pin 4 wires from Kolyandex PCB into 14pin male connector to plug into the SXM harness connector. All parts sub $10 off AliExp. And no harder than making a 20 pin patch harness to not have to splice it's factory cable pins 3,13,19,20. (Preliminary pics of concept in spoiler.)


2) For non factory NAV cars (and not using the factory NAV upgrade install kit) or people willing to do the direct mic to SDA wiring removing the need for the Handsfree module (aka HFM aka bluetooth and usb module) this connection is actually very close to the head unit area and also has CAN L and CAN H on CANBUS 1 and may be a better option as it is ideal to keep CANBUS wiring as short as possible and constant 12v power and ground can still be taken from the 20 pin radio harness.

3) I did also think about restoring the wiring Mitsubishi removed in 2014+ from connector C-105 (Joint Connector CAN1) to connector C-103 (head unit 20 pin) but I never got past thinking about it and am not sure if the wiring exists or not on the other side of that connector - I just didn't dig that far with 2 other seemingly easier viable solutions. I mention it incase someone with a car in a market w/o SXM or w/o HFM (if that even exists in any 2014+ anywhere) has another path to investigate.


More detailed info to come, just wanted to give everyone a heads up and that I have been in contact with Kolyandex about this within the last day and things are going on in the background.

 

In the spoiler are pictures showing how to modify a grey connector GPS antenna to fit into a green GPS antenna connector. Takes about 5 minutes with a bastard file, will be much harder to do in car but still possible - but a lot easier than taking the antenna out of the car and having to put it back in under the dash again!


 

What exactly does this accomplish Johnny? I so want this factory carplay in my 2011 usdm, but looks like I can't. idk.

 

Installation of a 2018-2019 SDA in a 2011 is not impossible, but wiring changes beyond the scope of my knowledge and this thread would be required. I know Russian's have done it and one of them was making/selling wiring adapter harnesses to do so. Not sure I can directly refer to other forums here but you should check out the Russian Mitsu forums as I remember seeing one of them had specific directions on how the adapt the wiring. It did not look easy but not super hard either. If you can find a used SDA on eBay from an auto wreckers with wiring still attached and cut off that will likely assist you, other plugs can probably be found on AliExpress. If I stumble on one of the threads how to make the wiring adapter I'll PM you it.

As for Kolyandex's canbus adapter it accomplishes adding back in the CANBOX functionality and ETACS options Mitsubishi removed from the MMCS in the 2014+ Lancer/Outlander Sport/RVR but remained in the Outlander. ETACS examples being: changing on your head unit how your windshield wipers behave or if you need to press unlock once or twice to unlock all 4 doors or if your horn chirps when you lock your car or not. CANBUS examples being your head unit can calculate your instant gas mileage just like your cluster can or your head unit can display when you change your fan settings. Mostly somewhat gimmicky things or things that can be done in other ways via the cluster (you try that convoluted method to change/disable it's service interval lol) or with a laptop and openport cable and ETACS software, but is much more convenient to have just built into the car on a touch screen. Example screen shots from SDA manual in spoiler.






 

Ah I see, yea those can features are nice to have in the head unit. And yea I’ll check out the Russian Mitsubishi forums, thanks!

 

Hi, I’ve been following in this post for quite sometime now. Made an account just to reply to this post. Haha. I recently did this. I got the 005 head unit. Everything works except the mic and gps. I understand I need to depin 3 wires from the Bluetooth module transfer them to the 16 pin connector then onto the new head unit. Where do I get the 4th ground (detect) mic wire from?

 

What year do you have because there's a harness.

 

Generally you can grab the mic wires on the harness where there is a jump connector installed, its like a blue plug. I unplugged that connector in my outlander sport and connected 8755A129 to it and to the radio. This cable is part of the OEM Navv install kit for evos and the same process for connecting it is described here. That's how I originally found the cable part number lead:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-evo-10-a.html

This is the looped signal plug/harness that you need to remove. It basically sends the mic signals to the handfree from here. Instead you use that harness above to tap the mic signals and send to the radio:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-question.html

 

Very helpfull thread TNX!

Additional Question:

I'm trying to add a reverse camera on an ASX from 2015 Invite . Got a head unit with display 8701A750 and an original backup cam 8781A057. In the cockpit there is wiring prepared with a grey cam connector but in the back at the tailgate I can't find the connector nor wiring for the cam. Where is the wiring from the cockpit lead to? Not to the back I suppose because I checked the wires in the back but they lead to other components like lamps, lock and wiper motor. No connector to connect the OEM cam. Is there an official mitsu camera installation guide avaiable for the 2015 ASX? Can I pick up the cam wiring from another place then on the back of the head unit?

After changing the original radio head unit to the one with the display I got an airbag service warning on the display. How to get rid of that?

Hope to hear, thanks!

 

Anyone know where one can get the Navigation Kit: MZ360438EX?

It looks OOS everywhere. There is a Navigation Kit for the 2016-17 Lancer but not sure if this will work for a 2014/15 non-NAV EVO

 

I went ahead and bought the kit for a 2016-2017 lancer which is still currently in stock (as of 2/2026) - MZ360473EX and this included the correct wire harness and GPS antenna.

 

Not sure if anyone can help me on this one. I have the 005 unit on a 2015 GSR non-nav but RF and everything works - except for the backup camera (aftermarket).

I can enter the diagnostic menu and change the vehicle type (to outlander for instance) - and this will allow me to see the camera in the diagnostic menu but then the reverse sensing no longer works. If I change it to a outlander sport the reserve sensing works but the video no longer gets displayed.

Essentially I can have sensing OR video but not both at the same time. Not sure if I got a updated or non-updated version of the 005 which makes it so that it has this issue. Any help here would be great!

 

I figured this out. Basically you gotta follow these directions when using the mitsubishi wiring harness adapter for a backup camera. All three black wires need to be connected together. This allows the loop to be closed and for the vehicle to think there is a backup camera installed.




This is the harness adapter I bought - you must plug it into your cars partial backup camera plug and then connect the three black wires and then plug it into the back of your outlander unit.

 

Do you have photos, and or part numbers of the components, in the kit? I want to verify if it comes with wire harness 8755A129

 

Here is the only pic I have of the wire harness. Again it worked as intended but it is labeled as 128 (not 129).