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Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Socket - Vehicle End

Part Number: PK11609

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Establish a secure connection between your trailer and your towing vehicle with this 6-pole, round pin, wire-insertion-style socket. Zinc die-cast socket is self-grounding and includes floating pins for easy alignment and maximum pin contact. 1-800-940-8924 to order Pollak custom fit vehicle wiring part number PK11609 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Pollak products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Socket - Vehicle End. Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring reviews from real customers.

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Pollak Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - PK11609

Features:

Die-cast, 6-pole socket connects trailer to towing vehicle
Round, split brass pins
- Minimum voltage drop is ensured
- Dielectric (non-conducting) grease coating
  - Protects against corrosion and resistance
- Wire gauges up to #12 accepted
Concealed terminals for durability
- Provide easy assembly
Spring-loaded lid
- Keeps dust and moisture out of interior
2-Hole mounting style

Specs:

Mounting dimensions: 1-3/8" diameter hole
Mounting screw holes: 1/4"
Wiring configuration:
- Color - circuit:
  - White - Ground Return
  - Brown - Tail Lights
  - Yellow - Left Turn
  - Red - Stop and/or Electric Brakes
  - Green - Right Turn
  - Blue - Auxiliary Circuit
1-Year limited warranty

11-609 Pollak 6-Way, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Socket- Vehicle End
Replaces 30200

Similar to Hopkins HM48420

Customer Satisfaction Score:

96% were satisfied with this product

4% of customers were not satisfied

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175 reviews

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by: Scot 10/07/2026

I don't know how it will hold up yet, but the item was a perfect fit for the non-branded connector that was installed on my Jeep a decade ago. The original corroded internally at the wire connection posts and stopped working. The wiring / color coding instructions could be a bit more thorough, but the included table was enough to get it done.

by: Scott 07/03/2026

I have it installed. Went in without a problem. It arrived on the day you said and all is great. I'll be checking in with eTrailer for my next trailering purchase

Thank you

by: Frank 10/23/2026

Everything was well packed and arrived in a timely fashion.

by: Steve in MT 08/13/2017 One Year Later

parts purchased from etrailer.com for my homemade cargo trailer

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Steve M. One Year Later

8/17/2018

So far so good. No issues with this product

by: Dennis 10/20/2026

As promised

by: Mark 07/23/2026

All metal well made.

by: Mint M 03/28/2024

Excellent Quick Delivery
When you are driving a Test or NASCAR Hauler you need replacement parts very quick, just like a pit stop. Thank You very much for the rapid delivery.
Mint Moore III
Ford Performance
Race Hauler Driver

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by: Steven J 02/09/2020 One Year Later

Used this at the front of my toad. Mounted it under the license plate (used a spring loaded bracket). Works great never a problem.

Steven J. One Year Later

2/10/2021

Has worked great. Does what I need it to do with no problems.

by: Scott 10/01/2016 One Year Later

Yes ma'am, every thing is good. I just told a friend of mine about y'all, he has a few trailers to repair. He'll probably be ordering from you soon. Thanks for checking on me :-)

Scott One Year Later

10/11/2017

Yes both products still perfectly. It has been a pleasure doing business with you.

by: Jamie B. 06/21/2020 One Year Later

Excellent product. Well made and easy to install.

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by: Jim S 10/27/2022

Replaced original cracked plastic plug (4 years old) that came with blue ox tow system. Love the strudy metal. Unfortunately, the diameter of the oepning for the plug is just a bit too large. Plug fully seats so that tab on underside of spring-loaded lid engages, but the weight of the coil cord back to motorhome tilts the plug down a few degrees (due to too-large opening). This position disengages the retaining tab on the outlet's lid, and vibrations can easily pop the plug out. I'm currently running with 3 zipties to hold the plug in firmly while I figure out a replacement. Not going to keep cutting zipties off at every stop. I'm surprised that no one else seems to have run into this problem.

by: Vinnfizz 05/09/2022

Fits perfect! New Toad, New baseplate, new factory plug-in lighting electrical harness but it came with a four pin plug incompatible with old jumper coil harness. Easy installation. I added 2 large washers under sheet metal screws used by BlueOx to attach and reinforce the mounting holes as some reviews had cracking around baseplate holes. Same type used on Prior Toad never had any issues but why not spread the load with larger washers.

by: Jeff 04/05/2023 One Year Later

A great little heavy duty plug that I use to connect my car to the rv when towing 4 down.

Jeff One Year Later

4/6/2024

perfectly

by: Ed W. 04/14/2020 One Year Later

I needed a conector that would be built to hold up to weekly use and this item did not disappoint. I installed it on my farm tractor and my fuel transfer tank to make refueling my tractor quick and easy. Found this to be a quality built connector at a good price and supper fast shipping.

by: Ben 02/06/2019 One Year Later

Good quality trailer plug. I used this for the lighting connection on the tailgate of a stacker trailer (race car trailer) and it saw a lot of use over the past year. None of the pins have broken or bent, no connection issues at all. Very satisfied.

by: Detlef 09/03/2023

This is a well engineered and solidly built trailer socket. Made from sturdy cast metal and not from breakable plastic. I like the removable terminal block with barriers between the pins to prevent inadvertent shorts. Most importantly, the split terminals are made from brass so they will not corrode plus provide very good conductivity compared to steel. I’ve read the terminal block is replaceable, but haven’t seen a link as to where to buy one if that is ever needed.

by: Christian 05/11/2016

I purchased this part to replace an similar one from Roadmaster which has a plastic housing. The Roadmaster front car plug was part of a wiring kit. All wire connectors rusted heavily in less than a year making the plug unsafe to use aND can no longer be serviced. I live in North Florida, maybe the Roadmaster products should only be used in Arizona.
This new part will most likely rust similarly, so I will apply a heavy coating of liquid electrical tape. And hope for the best.

by: Walt K 05/03/2019 One Year Later

Perfect replacement for existing connector. Easy to install, and solid when mounted.

Walt K. One Year Later

6/11/2020

Excellent replacement. Easy to install, working great. Love the pollak product.

by: Rex X 11/20/2017 One Year Later

This product works perfect for our vehicles we pull our small trailer with. It allows us to also use it on our motorcycles and maintain a clean look instead of having a wire and plug hanging down. etrailer is punctual and efficient with customer care, answers to questions and delivery. Keep up the good work ET

by: Clifford 07/06/2018

Good quality connector. Wish blue ox would use this instead of plastic

Clifford One Year Later

7/6/2019

Still working!

by: David 06/12/2022

appears to be quality product, fair price and quick delivery. thank you eTrailer

David One Year Later

6/13/2023

Great experience with etrailer as always, Product delivered quickly and in was good quality.

Mike L.

9/6/2023

@David Thanks, we really appreciate your business!

by: Douglas 02/16/2015

eTrailer is the greatest! Great selection, best prices, fabulous communication from order to delivery AND fast trackable shipping.
All the reasons I keep buying from them.
Oh yea, the plug is just what I wanted

by: Hombre 07/14/2020 One Year Later

This worked just fine . Couple of weeks ago took trailer from central Ohio. To Pigeon Forge . Tn . Every thing worked fine . I put this on to go out west . I pulled my camper out to Washington state , Down to Disneyland , back route 66 .

by: Keith 10/31/2022

I gave the poor rating for the same reason that I had to buy this socket to replace our original one. The pin that holds the lid and spring slides out and you lose the lid. The replacement when received already had the pin slid out past one side. This time I slid it back and put a dab of jb weld on each side to keep it in place.

by: Robert 04/24/2021 One Year Later

I got everything I needed to wire my Ford Ranger to be able to pull it behind my RV. The instructions were simple so I had no problem installing. It's saved me a great deal of money by being able to do it myself.

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Looking for Mounting Bracket for 6-Way for Flat Towing Setup
Hey Mike, for a 6-way mounting bracket you could use with the Pollak 6-way part # PK11609 you'd want the part # C92CR. What vehicle are you flat towing?
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Looking For 6-Round Plug To Replace Pollak Receptacle With Loose Connection
Hello Emory, thanks for reaching out. Yes I'm not a huge fan of the Pollak plastic plugs either. We do have a replacement 6-round plug from Blue Ox part # BX294-0902 which should be a better match for your Blue Ox cord. I've had good luck with these in the past. Or if you don't want another plastic plug, we do have a die-cast zinc plug from Pollak part # PK11609. These metal plugs are typically an upgrade from the standard plastic plugs and make for a nice, secure connection. I understand...
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Trailer Taillights Do Not Work When Connected to 2001 Ford Van 6-Way Connector
The white ground wire should attach to the pin on the vehicle 6-way connector that is located at the 2-oclock position. Please take a look at the photo provided; this is labelled to show to which pin the ground wire should attach. Since you have two white ground wires, it sounds like a second ground jumper wire has been added to provide a better ground connection. A ground jumper wire should connect on one end to the same spot on the frame as the main ground wire and the other end to another...
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How To Bypass TIPM On Dodge Ram and Wire to 6/7-Way Trailer Connector
The Upgraded Circuit Protected Tail Light Converter Hardwire Kit part # 119178KIT is indeed what you need to bypass the TIPM on a Dodge Ram. It comes with a 4-way trailer connector molded on but you can cut this off and wire it into the back of the 6 or 7-way on the vehicle. If you need a new 6-way to attach the wires to, the Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Socket part # PK11609 has the easy to use screw-in terminals.
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Connecting Tractor With 7-Pole Round to Trailer With Electric Brakes
Hi Sergey; it sounds like you have a 7-pole round on your tractor and then either a 6-pole round or 7-way blade on the trailer. The # 119178 you ordered will combine your brake light and turn signals so that is a good start. Since there are no adapters available as is you will have to make one just like in the other question you looked at. You will need the # PK11700, # DW04914-1, and then # PK11893 (if the trailer has a 7-way blade) or # PK11609 (if the trailer has a 6-pole round). You...
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Availability of 6-Pole Round to 6-Pin Rectangle Adapter
Hi Mark; we do not have an adapter available for the 6 pin rectangular connector on your trailer. The only solution I have is to cut off the connector and replace it with the Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Connector - Trailer End # PK11604.
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How to Make 7-way to 6-Way Adapter for Semi Truck to Gooseneck
Your semi-truck is going to have separate turn signals from the stop lights and your gooseneck trailer is going to have combined turn signals and stop lights. This means you would have to build an adapter that has a signal light converter so that your trailer can be towed with your truck. You would need to start with a 7-way male connector part # PK11893 to plug into your semi truck. For wiring you would then want the part # DW04914-1 sold by the foot. Then for the signal converter you...
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Is There a Reverse Wire on 6-Way Connector
As you can see by the accompanying diagram I added, a 6-way such as the Pollak # PK11609 does not have a function for reverse lights; that function is on a 7-way so you would not connect the wire you referenced to your trailer connector. A 6-way has the following functions: 1) Tail/Running Lights 2) Left Turn/Stop 3) Right Turn/Stop 4) Brake Controller Output 5) 12V Power 6) Ground. I have also added a link to a help article on wiring I highly recommend checking out.
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How to Gain Access to Pins on Pollak 6-Pole Round Pin Trailer Wiring Socket PK11609
The Pollak 6-Pole Round Pin Trailer Wiring Socket # PK11609 does have a small Philips type screw to hold the rear collar in place. You will need to remove this screw completely and pull/twist the collar to remove it for access to the pins for attaching your wiring. Don't feel bad...it is always smarter to ask a question than not.
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Dimensions of 6-Way PK11609
On the 6-way part # PK11609 the section behind the mounting flange where the wires attach is 1-3/8 inches in diameter. The distance between the mounting holes is 2-7/8 inches, overall width of the front is 3-1/4 inches and overall height is 2-1/8 inches.
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Replacing a 6-Pin Vehicle Side Connector With a 7-Way Blade Connector
I have included images below of the 6-Pin # PK11609 and the 7-Blade # C58155 connectors that you will be wiring. I do recommend using the positions rather than trying to go off the wiring colors as the colors can vary. You can use a Test Light # PTW2993 to verify the wires are in the correct places on your current 6-pin connector.
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Wiring Diagrams to Use for Replacing Vehicle 7-Way with 6-Way
I attached two diagrams to this page. One that shows a 6-way and one that shows a 7-way. You can use that as a guide for wiring in a new 6-way like the part # PK11609.
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Availability of a Wiring Diagram for a Gooseneck Trailer
The diagram on our wiring page, which you were on, shows the typical wiring for a trailer no matter the style of connector. If you have a 7-Way connector on your Ford and are trying wire the gooseneck to match the truck there are photos farther down on the page to show where each connection should be made inside the 7-way connector, item # PK12706, for the trailer end. There are also diagrams for the 6-Way connectors. If your trailer has alternate wire colors then you will need to use a...
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Recommended 6-pin Connector And Brake Controller For Motorcycle Towing Trailer With Electric Brakes
You will want to find out from the trailer company what the functions of the wires on the trailer connector will be so you can wire your motorcycle connector. Many times the center pin is the one used for the brake controller circuit. I recommend the Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin Socket, part # PK11609. You will need to cut the 4-way connector off right behind the plug and wire the # PK11609 to match the trailer connector. You will want to run the pin that matches the brake circuit on the...
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Troubleshooting 6-Way Trailer Wiring That Displays Constant Power on Trailer Brake Circuit
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Replacement 6-Way Connector for 2002 Chevy Silverado 2500
If you only want to replace that connection in your truck bed, you can use the Pollak 6-Pole, Round Pin, Trailer Wiring Socket - Vehicle End # PK11609. This is identical to what you currently have. If you need to replace the 7-way at the rear of your 2002 Silverado 2500 you can use the # HM40975. If you would like to have a 7-way instead of a 6-way in your truck bed then you can use the Pollak 5th Wheel / Gooseneck T-Connector # PK11893-11932 to add one and replace what you have in the picture.
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Completing a Flat-Towing Setup for a 2018 Ford F-150
Yes, the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit part # BO74FR comes with all the hardware you will need for installation in addition to the safety cables that secure the base plates to the frame. You can see everything that is included with this base plate kit in the attached photo. The Blue Ox Tail Light Wiring Kit part # BX8869 will work for you as long as you do not have LED tailights. You can add a 6-way round trailer connector to this kit with part # PK11609. If you do have LED tailights then I recommend...
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Troubleshooting Trailer Lights not Working with a 4-Way to 6-Way Adapter on a 2005 Toyota Tacoma
Before attempting to install a new 6-way connector, I would recommend using a circuit tester, # PTW2993, to test the connectors on your 2005 Toyota Tacoma and on the trailer that you are using to see if something is not wired correctly. When you have the adapter connected to your 4-flat connector, test each pin for proper function. I would also recommend testing each pin on your 4-flat connector as well, just so we can determine if the problem is on your 4-flat connector, the adapter, or...
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Wiring Harness for 1999 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
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How to Wire a Pollak 11-609EP Trailer Connector # PK11609
The connection labeling is written in raised lettering just to the outside of the poles where the wires actually connect to the connector. The connectors are actually labeled with letter abbreviations that designate what wire goes where for connector 11-609EP (our part # PK11609). Brown goes to T or Trailer Marker Blue goes to S or Electric Brakes White (or Black) goes to GD or Ground Yellow goes to L or Left Turn ...
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How to Match Up Wiring Connectors Between Motorcycle 4-Pin Square and Trailer 6-Way Round
Thanks for the photos, Russ! The square 4-Pin plug you have on your motorcycle isn't common so you'll need to cut it off and rewire it to the Pollak 6-Pole # PK11609 so they match - you'll just have to match up the pins per function. You might also need to install the Curt Powered Tail Light Converter # C59236 if your motorcycle has the brake light circuit separated out on it's own. In this case you'll install the Curt wiring and then cut off that 4-Way and install it to the Pollak 6-Pin.
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Parts Needed to Convert a Motorcycle and Trailer 5-way Connector to a 6-way
You will want to first cut off the 5-way of your motorcycle and then wire a 6-way in its place. The sixth circuit will be for the brake controller output. For a vehicle side 6-way round you would want a Pollak 6-Pole # PK11609. Now for your trailer with a 5-way on it you will want to install a 6-way as well. You would want to use a Pollak 6-Pole # PK11604 like you referenced for this. The brake controller circuit will not be used on this 6-way. Now your motorcycle has a 6-way on it that...
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Adding Brakes to One Axle on a 16 Foot Parker Trailer
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