A Nickel Finish CLIP Top Hinge with Expanding Dowel Mounting for Full Overlay Doors

This Blum CLIP top hinge brings self-close performance to full overlay doors on frameless and face-frame cabinets, using EXPANDO expanding dowel plate mounting for a firm mechanical connection at the cabinet side.

Key Features

• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees of travel without a damper.
• Full overlay straight arm positions the door to cover nearly the entire cabinet side, leaving a narrow reveal.
• EXPANDO expanding dowel mounting anchors the base plate to the cabinet with expanding dowels for a stronger mechanical hold than screws alone.
• 110 degree opening delivers the standard everyday swing for wall and base cabinet doors.
• Three-way adjustment dials height, side, and depth independently after the door is hung.
• Nickel finish on steel matches across Blum's plate and accessory range in this finish family.

What the EXPANDO Mount Means for the Job

Standard plate mounting screws into wood. EXPANDO takes a different path: the expanding dowels press into pre-drilled holes and expand mechanically to grip the cabinet side from inside the bore. The result is a plate that resists pull-out and stays put under repeated daily loading, which makes it a sensible choice on heavier doors or production runs where long-term stability matters. The hinge arm itself clips to the base plate without tools, so door hanging stays fast even when the plate mounting is more robust. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at the standard depth, and the arm clips to the separately ordered Blum base plate on the cabinet. A matching Blum plate is required and sold separately.

Nickel Steel Built to Match

The hinge body is plated steel in a nickel finish. On visible frameless runs or mixed-hardware face-frame projects, finish consistency across hinges, plates, and cover caps is what keeps the look coherent. Blum's nickel accessories coordinate across the CLIP top plate and hardware range in this finish, so specifying the same finish throughout is straightforward. The self-close spring is a quiet pull rather than a damped close: the door shuts reliably on its own but without cushioning. For installations where a soft, cushioned landing is the priority, the BLUMOTION soft-close version of this hinge is the closer match.

Where This Hinge Fits the Work

This hinge suits cabinet shops and contractors who want a step up in plate-mounting strength without changing the CLIP top workflow. EXPANDO is particularly well suited to production environments where cabinet panels are pre-bored on a CNC and the dowel holes are already in place, making plate installation fast and consistent across a run. It works equally well on frameless boxes and face-frame cabinets. Standard doors in the 16 to 22mm range are the right fit; for doors thicker than 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the correct call. Homeowners doing a careful DIY install who already have pre-bored panels will find the expanding dowel approach straightforward once the holes are placed correctly.

Common Questions

Reliable Pull-Close on Full Overlay Doors, Built to Stay Put

Specify this hinge when the job calls for full overlay doors that close on their own, a finish that coordinates across the Blum nickel range, and plate mounting with the mechanical grip that EXPANDO provides.