KV 8400 18" Side Mount Full Extension Drawer Slide Ebony Black Polybag Polybag, Knape and Vogt 8400P EB 18

Black Ball Bearing Drawer Slides for Dark Interiors and Utility Spaces

The Knape & Vogt 8400 Series delivers an 18 inch, full-extension side-mount ball-bearing drawer slide in a black finish — built for drawers where the hardware should disappear into the cabinet interior rather than stand out against it. Sold as a poly-pack pair, these slides suit shop cabinets, office casework, media consoles, and any dark-finished interior where a zinc or white slide would look out of place.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face, so every inch of storage is reachable without reaching blind into the back.
• Hold-in anti-rebound detent keeps the drawer firmly closed until pulled — no drift, no bounce-back after a firm close.
• 100 lb weight capacity per pair handles loaded utility drawers with comfort to spare.
• Black finish integrates cleanly into dark cabinet interiors, media walls, and shop cabinets with black or dark hardware.
• Non-handed side mount — the same slide fits both sides, so there is no left/right pairing to sort before installation.
• Ball-bearing telescopic action delivers smooth, consistent travel under load across the slide's full length of travel.

Where These Slides Belong

An 18 inch full-extension slide works in drawers built for cabinet interiors with at least 18 inches of usable depth. The 1/2 inch side clearance per slide is standard for side-mount ball-bearing hardware — build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening and the fit is right. Full extension means the back of the drawer reaches the cabinet face when open, which matters most in deep drawers where contents at the rear are otherwise hard to access.

The hold-in anti-rebound detent is the feature that separates this slide from a plain free-sliding model. It catches the drawer at the closed position so it neither drifts open on an unlevel floor nor bounces back after being pushed shut. This makes it a natural fit for shop and garage cabinets, rolling carts, and utility storage where drawers take more abuse than a quiet kitchen drawer ever does.

Construction and Finish

Steel members with a black finish keep weight manageable while giving the slide the rigidity to carry 100 lb per pair through real working cycles. The black color reads as matte against most dark cabinet interiors — it does not call attention to itself the way a zinc-plated slide would against a black melamine or painted panel. These slides are non-handed, so both members in the poly-pack are identical and interchangeable between left and right positions.

The Right Buyer for This Slide

Cabinet shops fitting out dark or black-interior casework, contractors building shop storage or office millwork with black hardware, and homeowners finishing a media console or utility cabinet in a matching palette — all are well served by this slide. The 100 lb capacity and full extension mean this is not a light-duty or decorative choice: it is a working slide that happens to come in black. Designers specifying hardware for custom projects where finish coordination matters will find that the black finish eliminates the visual interruption that chrome or zinc slides create on a dark interior panel.

Common Questions

A Reliable Working Slide in a Finish That Fits

When the cabinet interior is dark and the hardware needs to match, the KV 8400 Series in black gives you full-extension, 100 lb ball-bearing performance without the finish mismatch that comes with a standard zinc slide — so the drawer works right and looks right from the moment it is installed.