Nickel CLIP Top Hinge for Full Overlay Doors with EXPANDO Mounting

This Blum CLIP top hinge brings a self-closing full overlay install to frameless and face-frame cabinets, with EXPANDO expanding-dowel mounting for a firm mechanical connection to the cabinet side.

Key Features

• Self-close spring draws the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• Full overlay straight arm positions the door to cover nearly the entire cabinet side, leaving only a narrow reveal.
• 110 degree opening delivers standard everyday swing clearance for cabinet access.
• EXPANDO expanding-dowel mounting anchors the base plate to the cabinet with a firm mechanical connection through pre-drilled holes.
• Three-way cam adjustment dials in height, side, and depth after the door is hung.
• Nickel finish on plated steel coordinates with brushed and satin hardware across the job.

Full Overlay on Frameless or Face-Frame Boxes

Full overlay means the door covers nearly the whole cabinet side, with only a slim reveal at the edge. This hinge is built for that geometry on both frameless panels and face-frame stiles, so it covers the two cabinet construction types most commonly found in residential and commercial cabinetry. The 35mm cup bores into the door, and the arm clips to a base plate mounted on the cabinet. That plate is a separate purchase matched to your cabinet construction; a Blum plate is required and the arm will not connect to another brand's plate.

EXPANDO mounting is the distinguishing detail here. Instead of screws or the press-in INSERTA method, the EXPANDO plate uses expanding dowels that anchor into pre-drilled holes in the cabinet side for a sturdy mechanical grip. It is a good match for production shops that want a reliable, repeatable plate connection on high-cycle doors or wherever a screw-and-cam plate feels like it belongs.

Steel Construction and Nickel Finish

The hinge body is plated steel, and the nickel finish is a practical one: it reads as a clean, neutral metallic that coordinates without competing against brushed nickel pulls, satin bin handles, or silver-toned slide hardware already specified on the job. Steel construction holds the adjustment over time, and the three-way cam screws let an installer bring a door back into square if the box settles after the first season.

Where This Hinge Fits

This is a solid daily-use hinge for cabinet shops building full overlay doors on frameless or face-frame boxes and for contractors refreshing an existing run with a consistent look. The self-close spring handles the closing automatically, which suits high-traffic kitchens and utility spaces where the door needs to close on its own without a cushioned landing. If a project calls for a damped, quiet close instead of a spring pull, the BLUMOTION soft-close version of this series is the right alternative. For doors outside the 16 to 22mm standard thickness window, confirm the correct hinge for thicker stock before ordering.

Common Questions

A Consistent, Automatic Close Across Every Door

Specify this hinge when the job calls for full overlay doors that close on their own, a Nickel finish that coordinates with the rest of the hardware, and a plate connection that holds firm over the life of the cabinet.