Jetfixer
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So it all started when I got the GPS Harness for my 2020 RTL, and the instructions said to remove the side panels per the service manual. Well I have the service manual, and the side panel removal instructions are not there. Through trial and error, I figured it out. For any side panel removal you must start with the front service panel here: 
You need to squeeze the sides inward and then just give the front middle area a sharp tug, and this panel will pop out.
For either side panel, you must then pull out the side service access panel by simply tugging outward, they are only held on by clips, no screws. These are the black side panels. Open the drivers' seat and you will see where to pull.
To continue further, you must now remove the body colored panel at the lower aft sidewall. These panels are only held on by clips, no screws. Just get your fingers under part of it and pull outward.
The most important thing here, is that the panel needs to be swung outwards from the rear. There are two hooks that engage forward. 
You will have to pivot the rear of this panel outward BEFORE these hooks will release, then the whole panel comes out.
Now you need to remove the forward body side panel. This involves removing 3 push pins from the frunk area,
3 screws from the body panel, and then numerous clips. The strange part is that the front piece that hangs down by the radiators must be slotted out from between the black plastic parts. Before you try to remove this panel, you must first push inwards at the shock strut area to disengage two clips from the body panel.
After that, you have to pull outwards from the upper areas around the center console,
and the rest of the upper area near the mirrors. These are just clips, no screws. This leaves you with the entire side opened up. 
I found it is MUCH easier to access the center console area now than on the earlier model. I added a switch to the blank area of the console to control options. But thats another write-up! By the way, like many others here, the wiring for the GPS harness was incorrectly pinned on my bike. The right side "customer accessory connection" was wired backwards. After spending a couple of hours trying to unpin and redo the wiring, I gave up and cut and spliced the connector properly.
You need to squeeze the sides inward and then just give the front middle area a sharp tug, and this panel will pop out.
For either side panel, you must then pull out the side service access panel by simply tugging outward, they are only held on by clips, no screws. These are the black side panels. Open the drivers' seat and you will see where to pull.
To continue further, you must now remove the body colored panel at the lower aft sidewall. These panels are only held on by clips, no screws. Just get your fingers under part of it and pull outward.
The most important thing here, is that the panel needs to be swung outwards from the rear. There are two hooks that engage forward. You will have to pivot the rear of this panel outward BEFORE these hooks will release, then the whole panel comes out.
Now you need to remove the forward body side panel. This involves removing 3 push pins from the frunk area,
3 screws from the body panel, and then numerous clips. The strange part is that the front piece that hangs down by the radiators must be slotted out from between the black plastic parts. Before you try to remove this panel, you must first push inwards at the shock strut area to disengage two clips from the body panel.
After that, you have to pull outwards from the upper areas around the center console,
and the rest of the upper area near the mirrors. These are just clips, no screws. This leaves you with the entire side opened up. I found it is MUCH easier to access the center console area now than on the earlier model. I added a switch to the blank area of the console to control options. But thats another write-up! By the way, like many others here, the wiring for the GPS harness was incorrectly pinned on my bike. The right side "customer accessory connection" was wired backwards. After spending a couple of hours trying to unpin and redo the wiring, I gave up and cut and spliced the connector properly.
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