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Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:19 pm
by xDavid
Hey guys, I just put a new double DIN headunit in my 2010 Lancer ES.

I wanted to use the standard USB port box in the glovebox with my aftermarket headunit.

[img]http://www.clubcj.net/img/images/20150906200342_IMG_5621[1].JPG[/img]

I wanted to plug this into the headunit -

[img]http://www.clubcj.net/img/images/20150906200000_IMG_5620[1].JPG[/img]

Then splice that usb cable with the stock car usb plug cable -

[img]http://www.clubcj.net/img/images/20150906200543_IMG_5622[1].JPG[/img]

So I would splice those 2 cables together, here is the cables that are on both the usb cable and the lancer cable.

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So I would splice both the negative black's together and both positive reds together right? Then I thought to just figure out the both positives/negatives on the other wires. But I'm not sure if this is even possible, or if it's safe? I found out that on the usb cable, Green is a data transfer cable and is positive, and white is a data transfer negative cable. But I don't know what purple and brown is on the normal lancer cable, and if it's safe connecting them or what to do.

Do you's understand what i'm trying to do and accomplish? If you don't understand the photos or what i'm trying to do then ask and I'll try explain better for you.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:32 pm
by xDavid
Well guys i've done it, if anyone has been looking for this or if it's possible, i've done it! Works amazing, and now I can just use the stock USB port box instead of having to have a female usb plug just sitting through the hole. :)

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:28 am
by YannickB
Which colors did you combine?
red -> red
black -> black
but then :P
I want to do the exact same thing so I can use the standard USB port with my aftermarket radio.
Thanks :wink:

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 6:59 pm
by bumblebee
If your chasing wiring colours/description if you have an android phone install an app called "electrodroid" ithink its called. Magic for stuff like this

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:39 am
by YannickB
bumblebee wrote:If your chasing wiring colours/description if you have an android phone install an app called "electrodroid" ithink its called. Magic for stuff like this


Thanks for the tip! Thats nice to know for future projects...
But I'm actually searching for the color codes on the mitsubishi cable, those are not standard USB coded :/
I will try to find out by plugging a stripped cable into the USB port and using my multimeter to see which color corresponds to green or white in the normal USB cable.

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:49 pm
by bumblebee
Excellent. When you discover what colour does what can you please report your results back here please. Thanks

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:03 pm
by Lancer1993
I don't have a stock USB ports but I do have RCA ones, how hard are they to connect to an after market HU?

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:38 am
by YannickB
When my new headunit (10.2" dasaita android radio) arrives I will test this out and report my findings!
For the RCA connection I have no clue how this is wired to the stock radio, I self have no RCA connection in my Lancer, only usb.

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:46 pm
by xDavid
Hey guys I will try take mine apart and find the correct colour coding I wired .. :)

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:34 pm
by Lancer1993
I would like an 'iPod' connection, I know my Android HU has a iPod connection on the back but can't find the right lead to connect it and run the cable to the glove box.

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:59 am
by jstacoder
here is a connector i found on amazon, so i didnt have to cut the wires: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QPV91FC/

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:08 pm
by liam.sell
Hi all,
I have just installed an aftermarket head unit and looking to do the same.
Does anyone have an answer as to what colours to combine?
This is a fairly old post, but I thought it would be worth trying to see if anyone had an answer

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:45 am
by adamhumphrey
You should be able to buy a USB retention cable. Contact Aerpro Australia, They may have something

Re: Using stock USB Port with aftermarket headunit

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:55 am
by Draebor
hmm wish id seen this before now - with my xtrons 10" android HU i ended up getting a usb extension cable and port that fits perfectly in one of the spare slots next to the ignition. https://xtrons.com/nissan-various-usb-charger-17-006 similar to that one but a mitsi fit.

i use it for plugging in a thumbdrive for tunes when the kids are in the car, so im not cluttering up my phone with the garbage they want to listen to lol!

**edit** might have to do this mod sometime on my 2nd usb cable, as its just swinging in the breeze in the glove compartment now.