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[stickman]

What is this crap about cutting out the top of the dash to change out the chassis battery on a 2015 Vegas? Here's an alternate method:
Next to the battery is a fender well cover piece w/3 screws, between the battery & wheel well.

CAUTION: Be careful not to catch the back of the headlight (Yep). That goes for all steps of this procedure!

(1) From the outside above the right front wheel, remove the screws & remove that board. That is your battery passage.
(2) Remove the big breather hoses on the plastic panel (front part only) at the front of the hood area.
(3) The a/c receiver/dryer is the canister with the metal lines to it. Remove the 2 bolts holding it to the bracket, gently move the rubber hoses attached to the thing along with the thing up and to the right. This clears access to the battery.
(4) Disconnect battery cables.
(4) Using a long extension, remove the 5/16" nut holding the battery down. This is between the battery and engine in the battery tray.
(5) With someone below in the wheel well to take the battery, lift the battery out of its cradle and move it to the opening in the wheel well for the other person to catch it and remove from the chassis.

Reverse procedure to put in new battery.

This may not be news to a lot if you, but worked for me😁