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This Blum CLIP top hinge brings BLUMOTION soft-close and EXPANDO expanding-dowel plate mounting to full overlay doors on both frameless and face-frame cabinets, finished in nickel.
The EXPANDO method uses expanding dowel fasteners to lock the base plate to the cabinet side, giving a firmer mechanical anchor than a screw-on plate and a different installation path from INSERTA's press-into-system-holes approach. It suits production environments and shops that want a positive, locked-down plate connection rather than relying on pre-drilled 5mm system holes. The hinge arm then clips to that mounted plate without tools, so doors go on and come off quickly once the plates are set.
The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door in the standard position. The base plate that takes the EXPANDO fasteners is a separate Blum part, ordered to match your cabinet construction and door position. Blum plates are brand-specific, so use Blum plates with this hinge.
The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish. Nickel reads as a warm neutral that coordinates with brushed stainless pulls, satin chrome hardware, and similar mid-tone metal finishes found across kitchen and bath cabinetry. Because the hinge is fully concealed when the door is closed, the finish is most relevant on open-door views and on any exposed arm in glass-door applications. If the project specifies Blum's ONYX BLACK finish, that is a separate variant and its accessories are not cross-compatible with nickel components.
Reach for this hinge on standard doors in the 16 to 22mm thickness range where a firm plate anchor is the priority. It suits cabinet shops running both frameless and face-frame boxes who prefer EXPANDO plate connections, and finish carpenters who want a trusted Blum mechanism with a nickel finish that matches the project's other hardware. For doors thicker than 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the correct choice. For a project where the cabinet already has 5mm system holes and INSERTA tool-free plate pressing is preferred, the INSERTA version of this hinge covers that path. As a general guide, doors up to about 40 inches tall use two hinges and taller doors use three or more; check the Blum load table for your door's exact dimensions and weight.
No. The hinge clips to a base plate that mounts to the cabinet, and that plate is sold separately. Select a Blum plate matched to your cabinet type and the door position you need.
Both are plate-to-cabinet methods on the Blum system. EXPANDO uses expanding dowel fasteners for a firm mechanical lock into the cabinet side. INSERTA uses pre-mounted system screws that press into 5mm pre-drilled holes for the fastest installation. EXPANDO does not require 5mm system holes, making it a practical option when those holes are not present.
BLUMOTION is a soft-close damper, not a self-close spring. It slows the door over the final degrees of travel so it settles quietly. If the door is left partly open, it will not pull itself shut the way a self-close spring would.
Yes. This hinge is rated for both frameless and face-frame cabinets. Pair it with a Blum face-frame plate matched to your stile width and the overlay you need.
This hinge delivers the full Blum CLIP top experience, with EXPANDO plate strength and BLUMOTION damping, finished in nickel to match the hardware already on the job.
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