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Tim,
I think what Dan was talking about had to do with the gauge of the wire going up front.
If a 1-0 wire shorted somewhere along its length, it would hump many amps for a long time before melting like a fuse ........ resulting in major heating of something and no doubt causing a fire before the battery finally gave it up.
A smaller gauge wire could be fused in the trunk, and not present the same fire hazard.
- Jim -