These say in the description that they work on cabinets with self closing hinges. Do I need special hinges in addition to the soft close damper?
636064
No, you do not need special hinges. I installed the dampers on some of my large cabinet doors which eliminated the thumping of the doors when the doors were released a bit too soon. Regards.
1844378
No the centers stick our further than the outer ring. This helps achieve the sound dampening. I have used them on the bottom of other things, but it you will move the item they are on, the bumpers make it difficult as they are a soft rubber. They are great for the cabinets. They really work and are a good price.
2249243
I have used these hinges in the past and they don't close soft, if you mean slow and quite. I have used these as replacement hinges for my kitchen cabs so I have always used the old screws. If you need to buy cabinet hinge screws from the hardware store, they would be in the hinge department, depending on wood type.
1240983
This kit is mounted on the inside of the door, requiring newly drilled holes. You would remove your hinges, leaving any screw holes currently used by your hinges. This will work with your cabinet door, but likely leave exposed holes when you remove your hinges.
1189724
The spacers are used if your doors are not full face-frame doors. Meaning if your doors are only slightly bigger than the cabinet opening then you need the spacers. If your doors cover most of the cabinet face then you don't.
607637
There is a screw to adjust the gap on the part of the hinge that attaches to the cabinet just barely loosen it so its moves with a little pressure then close doors adjust open doors tighten screw and it should work
1908511
If I remember correctly, you have to reach in there and slide the two grey hinges onto the rails first. Then the hinges work properly. I don't know why they don't do that at the factory.
1730853
as long as you get the right offset, the hinges are fully adjustable. the forstner and plastic template would be a good idea also.
669952
doesnt work like that.... not the newer drawer "closers" where they pull in the rest of the way (softly). this one has a kind of spring hinge where you close it most of the way and it will pull itself the rest of the way, not slowly, the way they have always been. but these are nice and strong and really does have a pull to it. but doesnt make it slam ! no creaking sounds, nice and smooth. one of the nicer looking hinges for the price. really upgraded my older kitchen. again if you have the outside hinges then these are great. the ones that close themselves are the ones that you attach from the inside, they pull the doors in slowly. i think those are the ones you were thinking of. doesnt work like that.... not the newer drawer "closers" where they pull in the rest of the way (softly). this one has a kind of spring hinge where you close it most of the way and it will pull itself the rest of the way, not slowly, the way they have always been. but these are nice and strong and really does have a pull to it. but doesnt make it slam ! no creaking sounds, nice and smooth. one of the nicer looking hinges for the price. really upgraded my older kitchen. again if you have the outside hinges then these are great. the ones that close themselves are the ones that you... » Read More doesnt work like that.... not the newer drawer "closers" where they pull in the rest of the way (softly). this one has a kind of spring hinge where you close it most of the way and it will pull itself the rest of the way, not slowly, the way they have always been. but these are nice and strong and really does have a pull to it. but doesnt make it slam ! no creaking sounds, nice and smooth. one of the nicer looking hinges for the price. really upgraded my older kitchen. again if you have the outside hinges then these are great. the ones that close themselves are the ones that you attach from the inside, they pull the doors in slowly. i think those are the ones you were thinking of. « Show Less
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The hinges were the right size for my cabinets, however they do not self close at all and frequently I have to manually fully close the cabinets.
710839
You need to allow for the hinges on the cabinet door, depending on the type you may need anywhere from half an inch up to four inches for clearance. If your cabinets are deeper then the pull out, you may be able to set it back additional space to accommodate the hinges.
2275828
I needed one left and one right hand, so I just flipped door hinges. This was for 2 back to back bathrooms so the cabinets were not next to each other, because there is a slight difference in the look. almost a year ago so i dont remember if the came left or right hinge.
574727
These are designed to screw onto the door. They do not need holes for existing hinges. If you have holes in your door or drawer front, you should not use these
505523
I found the spring to be very small and fragile in appearance, but as long as you arrange the hinge to be standing vertically (as shown in the picture), the flaps will close all the way. If you set the hinge horizontally it may hang open just a bit. As you know, using the damper in a vertical duct is the best way, yet the included installation paperwork suggests a horizontal duct is possible as described above.
330317
Yes. As long as the cabinet closes like a regular door, it will work. The damper does not rely on hinge type.
640308
Despite the description, this seat did NOT have soft-close hinges. I am disappointed, but love the seat. I wonder if there is a way to retro-fit soft-close hinges?
1141210
Yes - we installed them onto our Ikea cabinets. For the cabinet doors without a top bar, we just installed the lock sideways and put the catch on the sidewall. For doors that came together in the middle - well, we had a center bar at the top that the doors closed against that was too narrow to afix the catch to, so I just used that piece as a catch. I can send pics if you want. They work just fine, though.