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Old 11 Jul 2008
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Question Aluminium boxes: top-loaders in EU

I am looking for top loader ally boxes in the following dimensions or there abouts:

15cm deep
30cm wide
40cm high

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25 cm deep
30-35cm wide
40cm high

These do not have to be bomb proof. They are going on my Ural outfit and so will not have to support the weight of a fallen bike, unless it all goes really wrong.

I live in Estonia and have connections in the UK, but any EU supplier would be considered. Needless to say the cheaper the better. I plan to drill and place them myself so plain boxes are fine.

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Alpos - £150 the pair. Say 200 euros. Cheapest I know. Slighty less pretty than others twice the price - if you want pretty boxes.

If you get these, then I suggest (as Ive done) reinforcing the holes you drill with a steel doubling plate. The boxes are about 1mm thick which is fine, except if you mount them as I've done. Then the extra steel is useful.

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