170 Degree Opening And Full Overlay Fit

The Grass Nexis hinge in this configuration opens a full 170 degrees, bringing the door nearly flat with the cabinet side for unrestricted access, while carrying the full overlay geometry that covers the cabinet panel with a narrow reveal. It mounts with pre-attached dowels and works on both face-frame and frameless cabinets.

Key Features

• 170 degree opening swings the door almost completely flat for near-unobstructed access to the cabinet interior.
• Full overlay geometry places the door over the cabinet side, leaving only a narrow reveal at the edge.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut automatically over the last few degrees of travel.
• Dowel mount uses pre-attached dowels that press into bored holes in the door for fast, screw-free cup installation.
• Face-frame and frameless compatible with the appropriate Grass Nexis base plate, ordered separately.
• Nickel finish on steel for a clean, durable look that coordinates with standard hardware.

Where the Wide Swing Earns Its Place

A 170 degree opening matters most when the cabinet is against a wall or in a run where a standard 110 degree swing would leave the door blocking access to the interior. Corner base cabinets, appliance garages, tall pantry columns, and display cabinets are all situations where swinging the door nearly flat clears the opening completely and keeps the work area unobstructed. The full overlay arm keeps the look consistent with neighboring doors in the same run. The 35mm cup bores into the door back, and the dowel attachment presses into the door's pre-bored holes without cup screws, a setup that suits CNC and production workflows where consistent boring is already part of the process.

Steel, Nickel, and a Self-Close Spring

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish. The closing mechanism is a self-close spring, which draws the door shut once it is within a few degrees of closed. At 170 degrees, a damped soft-close is not available in this configuration; the spring self-close is the correct mechanism at this opening angle. That is not a shortcoming for the applications this hinge fits: a wide-angle door in a pantry or appliance cabinet benefits more from holding position freely and closing cleanly than from the cushioned slow-down of a damper.

Production Shops and Site Installs That Bore Consistently

This hinge fits cabinet shops and contractors who need a wide-angle concealed hinge at a production-friendly price point. The dowel mount is built for shops running CNC boring, where the door comes off the machine with the cup hole and dowel holes already bored to spec, and the hinge presses in without screws. Paired with the matching Grass Nexis base plate, it lands on both frameless panel cabinets and face-frame boxes. For standard-access doors in the same job, the Grass Nexis line covers a range of opening angles so the same plate system carries the whole install.

Common Questions

Near-Flat Access, Clean Overlay, and a Fast Press-In Install

When the job calls for a wide-angle door that stays out of the way and closes on its own, this Grass Nexis hinge delivers that combination with a dowel mount built for production-speed installation.