Nickel Soft-Close Hinge for Half Overlay Doors at 165 Degrees

This Hettich Sensys hinge brings a wide 165-degree opening and integrated Silent System soft-close to half overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, finished in nickel and designed for toolless installation.

Key Features

• 165-degree opening swings the door nearly parallel to the cabinet side for maximum interior access.
• Integrated Silent System soft-close damps the door over the final closing arc so it settles quietly without slamming.
• Half overlay, half crank arm positions the door to a partial overlay, suited to doors on shared partitions or partial-overlay face-frame applications.
• Toolless arm engagement clips the hinge to its base plate without a screwdriver for fast door hanging and removal.
• Works on face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with the matching Hettich base plate, sold separately.
• Handles a wide door thickness range, from 15mm up to 32mm, covering standard and thicker overlay doors.

Where a Wide Swing Makes the Difference

A 165-degree opening is the right specification when full clearance matters: corner cabinets where a shorter swing would block the adjacent wall, entertainment and media units where the door must clear equipment, and pantry or utility cabinets where access needs to be completely unobstructed. At 165 degrees the door swings close to parallel with the cabinet side, taking itself out of the way rather than projecting into the room.

The half crank arm targets the half overlay position, where each door covers roughly half of the shared partition between two adjacent doors. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door and the arm clips to a Hettich base plate mounted to the cabinet. That plate is sold separately and should be matched to a Hettich plate in the Sensys line — Hettich plates are not interchangeable with other brands.

Nickel Finish on a Steel Build

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish, a tone that coordinates with brushed nickel pulls, stainless appliances, and chrome fixtures without the warmth shift of brass or the high contrast of black. On visible applications such as glass-front cabinets or open shelving with a concealed hinge that shows its arm, nickel reads as a clean, neutral hardware choice.

The Silent System soft-close is integrated into the hinge body, so there is no add-on damper to source separately or retrofit later. The damping works at any point in the door's travel, protecting both the door finish and the cabinet box from the repeated impact of an undamped close across years of daily use.

For Shops and Contractors Specifying Wide-Angle Work

Cabinet shops producing face-frame kitchens, bath vanities, or entertainment walls benefit most from this hinge when the design calls for partial overlay doors that need more than a standard 110-degree swing. Contractors fitting cabinets into tight corners or alongside walls will find the 165-degree arc removes the most common source of door conflict without requiring a specialty angle hinge.

The 15 to 32mm door thickness range accommodates standard cabinet door stock as well as thicker slab doors common in contemporary face-frame work. For doors thicker than 32mm, a dedicated thick-door hinge is the correct choice. Because the arm clips on without tools, an installer can hang, adjust, and remove doors quickly across a full run.

Common Questions

Full Clearance, Quiet Close, Clean Finish

When a project calls for half overlay doors that swing wide and close quietly, this Sensys hinge in nickel delivers the opening angle, the damping, and the finish tone to keep the hardware consistent from door to door across the run.