Nickel Finish Soft-Close Hinge for Full Overlay Doors with EXPANDO Mounting

This Blum CLIP top hinge pairs BLUMOTION soft-close with EXPANDO expanding-dowel plate mounting, delivering a full overlay concealed hinge in a clean nickel finish for both frameless and face-frame cabinets.

Key Features

• BLUMOTION soft-close damps the door over the final degrees of closing so it settles quietly without slamming.
• EXPANDO expanding-dowel mounting anchors the base plate to the cabinet side with a firm mechanical connection through the pre-drilled 5mm system holes.
• Full overlay straight arm positions the door to cover nearly the entire cabinet side, leaving a narrow reveal.
• 110 degree opening provides the standard swing for everyday kitchen and bath cabinet access.
• Three-way adjustment allows height, side, and depth fine-tuning after the doors are hung.
• Nickel finish on steel keeps the hardware consistent with nickel pulls, knobs, and drawer slides across a project.

The Right Mount for Firm, Long-Term Plate Retention

Where INSERTA plates press into 5mm system holes using pre-mounted screws, the EXPANDO takes a different approach: expanding dowels grip the inside of those same holes mechanically, locking the plate to the cabinet side with a stronger hold. That makes this version a solid pick for production cabinets that will see heavy daily use, or any situation where extra plate stability is a priority. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at a 13mm depth, and the arm clips to the EXPANDO base plate on the cabinet. The plate is a separate purchase, matched to your cabinet construction and door position.

Nickel Finish in Steel

The hinge body is steel finished in nickel, a neutral tone that reads equally well in contemporary and transitional kitchens. When a job specifies nickel hardware throughout, using the same finish on the concealed hinge keeps the hardware coordinated even on glass-door cabinets or anywhere the hinge arm is briefly visible during use. BLUMOTION does its work every time the door closes: the damper engages over the last few degrees so doors do not contact the cabinet box at speed, protecting both the finish and the door over years of daily cycling.

Where This Hinge Fits the Job

This hinge suits standard doors in the 16 to 22mm thickness range on frameless or face-frame cabinets that already carry pre-drilled 5mm system holes. Cabinet shops running production runs on 32mm system boxes will find the EXPANDO mount fast and consistent. Contractors and installers specifying hardware on renovation jobs that call for a nickel finish throughout will get a finish match that holds up. For doors outside the standard thickness window, a thick-door or thin-door hinge is the right call instead. A compatible Blum base plate is required and sold separately; use Blum plates only, as plates are brand and series specific.

Common Questions

Quiet Close, Firm Mount, Finished in Nickel

Choose this hinge when the job calls for full overlay doors that close without slamming, a plate connection that holds firm under daily use, and a nickel finish that stays consistent across every piece of hardware on the project.