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Old 10-Jan-2012, 08:05 AM (586)
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I did something similar, but I used rubber faucet washers between top box and base.

Eventually, the Vario vibrated itself into failure,
with a split in the ABS all around the lock recess.

I replaced it with a SW Motec Trax aluminium top box at 2/3 of the OEM top box price.
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