Forester Trailer Wiring Connector

[Victor Roberts]

The 6-pin connector pre-wired into the Forester and many
(all?) other Subaru's for connection to the trailer wiring
harness must be a standard connector that can be purchased
through an electronic parts store such as Newark or Mouser.
Does anyone know the manufacturer and part number? I can
get the necessary converter with pig tail leads on the auto
side for about $15 and the connector should be less than
$5.00 but Subaru wants $95 for the OEM harness

When I had the OEM hitch installed on my 97 OBW ten years
ago, it came with the connector but not the rest of the
wiring harness. I should have studied the connector a bit
more before I sold my OBW with the hitch and harness.

(I know there are after-market harnesses but I haven't seen
any yet the connect to the 6-pin connector that is already
there.)

 

[Blair Baucom]

I just installed the OEM hitch that I bought at www.subarugenuineparts.com
on my 2005 Forester XS.

Hoppy Lite-Mate appears to have made the OEM trailer harness as their name
is on the cover.

There is a picture here http://www.kwikhitch.com/wiring/subaru_wiring.htm

Chart says 63855, mine looks like the photo 63255 with special grommet to
pass through tire well.

Other charts give 33855, odd how the first two digits varies.
http://www.hopkinsmfg.com/twkits.html

Another photo http://hitches4less.stores.yahoo.net/suboutandfor.html

The connector only has a cross-like symbol that may be the Sumitomo
trademark on the back and "Y07" molded into it. I have not come across a
connecter like that before.

I did look around and found this much information on the Delphi automotive
connector site:

090 Series Terminals


Delphi Connection Systems .090 Product Line is a series of box-and -blade
electrical connection systems based on a standard male blade width of 0.09
inches.

These look like the pins,
http://www.delphisecure2.com/del/attachments/Image/090SeriesTerminals.gif

Part Number: 13533981
Description: 6 Way Natural 090 II Unsealed Male Connector Assembly,
Max Current 20 amps

They have a drawing but is tif file you have to download. The drawing does
give a Sumitomo part number of
6249-1225

I'm pretty confident it is a Sumitomo part being it is a Japanese car and
the symbol on the connector. Their site is here:

http://www.sewsus.com/welcome.html

This is as close as I could find. Wonder if you call Subaru and ask?

Take a look around www.delphi.com and maybe find a match.

With a price like that for the OEM harness, I guess what I paid was not too
bad. I looked at all the other options and I am glad I just went with the
OEM kit.

Good Luck,

Blair

 

[Victor Roberts]

I just installed the OEM hitch that I bought at www.subarugenuineparts.com
on my 2005 Forester XS.

Hoppy Lite-Mate appears to have made the OEM trailer harness as their name
is on the cover.

There is a picture here http://www.kwikhitch.com/wiring/subaru_wiring.htm

Chart says 63855, mine looks like the photo 63255 with special grommet to
pass through tire well.

Other charts give 33855, odd how the first two digits varies.
http://www.hopkinsmfg.com/twkits.html

Another photo http://hitches4less.stores.yahoo.net/suboutandfor.html

The connector only has a cross-like symbol that may be the Sumitomo
trademark on the back and "Y07" molded into it. I have not come across a
connecter like that before.

I did look around and found this much information on the Delphi automotive
connector site:

090 Series Terminals


Delphi Connection Systems .090 Product Line is a series of box-and -blade
electrical connection systems based on a standard male blade width of 0.09
inches.

These look like the pins,
http://www.delphisecure2.com/del/attachments/Image/090SeriesTerminals.gif

Part Number: 13533981
Description: 6 Way Natural 090 II Unsealed Male Connector Assembly,
Max Current 20 amps

They have a drawing but is tif file you have to download. The drawing does
give a Sumitomo part number of
6249-1225

I'm pretty confident it is a Sumitomo part being it is a Japanese car and
the symbol on the connector. Their site is here:

http://www.sewsus.com/welcome.html

This is as close as I could find. Wonder if you call Subaru and ask?

Take a look around www.delphi.com and maybe find a match.

With a price like that for the OEM harness, I guess what I paid was not too
bad. I looked at all the other options and I am glad I just went with the
OEM kit.

Good Luck,

Blair

Thanks for all the detailed information. I looked at the
drawing for the 13533981 connection you mention. It seems to
have the same pin and cavity system and the same locking
system, but the shape is more rectangular than the
connectors in my OBW and Forester. They are just about
square, if I remember correctly. It also strange that
Delphi doesn't list the mating connector when I click on the
Related Parts tab.

I found a Hopkins 43855 wiring harness with the proper
connector on Amazon.com for a fair price and have purchased
it. (I know that Amazon states that this harness fits the
Forester only up to 03, but the Hopkins site confirms that
it fits the 06 Forester - as the connector looks exactly the
same as the one on my 97 OBW.)

After my wiring harness arrives next week, I'll try to
figure out if the connector matches anything that can be
purchased individually, since that information may be useful
to others in a similar situation.

Well, I just found some more data:

Here is a link to a similar 21-pin connector by Sumitomo:

http://www.sws.co.jp/prd_e/carprd01/pdf/tns_040090-hybrid.pdf

and there are a bunch of Sumitomo data sheets here:

http://www.sws.co.jp/prd_e/carprd01/pdf/

But none I have looked at are an exact match.