Rev-A-Shelf LD-0220-50SC Pair of Soft-Close Pivot Hinges

Felt compelled to write review as this product is abundantly better than the set I bought from Menards.With that said, let me first say the instructions included with these were nearly useless, and were quickly discarded. Before my review, here's my written installation tutorial:------------------INSTALLATION:Hardware eventually attaches to both the drawer front and the face frame (assuming you have a face frame cabinet); the order in which they are installed does not matter. These instructions will mostly be for attaching to the frame first.1) with drawer front panel still installed (or aligned to desired location), use pencil to lightly mark the perimeter on the front of the face frame. [If installing hardware on the drawer front first, from the inside of the cabinet, trace the interior perimeter of the face frame onto the back of the drawer front panel.] Now remove drawer front panel.2) take the two pieces of tilt hardware, and denote which one is L and which one is R. Take one and place it on the appropriate side of the face frame. Align it so that the bottom is resting on the face frame, and the front is flush with the front of the face frame. With a pencil, trace the locations of two mounting holes (you can use any two) onto the frame. NOTE: I recommend not using holes that are ~too~ close to the top or bottom edges of the face frame, as this will make drilling difficult/inaccurate. Repeat the same process for the other side.3) Drill (with 3/32 drill bit) the two holes into the face frame. Attach hardware with screws into these holes (I believe instructions called for the provided flathead screws; though I discarded and used my own hardware). Repeat for other side. A 90° drill/driver attachment is useful for this step4) once hardware is mounted to the face frame, place drawer front panel against the face frame in the desired location (using your previously traced perimeter). From the inside of the cabinet (I did it by feel as I'm not the most flexible) mark the mounting hole locations from the hardware onto the drawer front panel. Remove panel and ~carefully~ drill (3/32 bit) the mounting holes. BE SURE NOT TO DRILL ALL THE WAY THROUGH PANEL (drill bit stop collar is helpful here).5) install drawer front panel to the hardware. This can be tricky, but can be done either from the inside of the cabinet with the hardware 'closed,' or from the outside of the cabinet with the hardware 'open' though the angle may present challenges. Tip: do not fully tighten screws until all four are in place.6) test function. You may have to slightly loosen the screws and nudge the panel over to get it to close flush or evenly.-----------------------------Review:Great product, as stated previously. However, installation can obviously present some challenges due to the tight angles and fairly tight installation tolerances. Lack of helpful instructions can further exacerbate these challenges for many other buyers.Functionally, these are incredibly smooth and close with the right amount of force. Compared to the previous set (different brand) that I had installed, these are night-and-day difference in terms of smoothness. Also for the fact that the previous set SLAMMED shut to the point where it would make a good impromptu nutcracker. I still rate this product as 5-stars due to the great functionality, though engineering improvements to ease installation would be a good place for the manufacturer to focus in the future.

Works as it should. Husband had no issues with the installation.

They work, sort of. Maybe I should have bought the kit?? I got them installed without any instructions, just watching installs on the net. No template came with this order, so you are on your own, but it is not hard to figure out. One confusing thing is the picture on the Ad Post, it shows the mounting plate mounted behind the cabinet face, but all the install videos show the mounting plate screwed to the face of the cabinet. I followed the instructions found on You Tube for this product and mounted the hinges to the cabinet face, not behind it. If I were to mount behind the cabinet front I would have had to add a piece of 3/4" wood to get it level. I went with the video instructions. It works, sort of. Opening is easy, and closing it seems to work like my soft close drawers, but it stops about 1/2" short of closing totally and you have to push it shut.UPDATE -- The soft close works great. Apparently it had to get used to its surroundings, ha, ha -- after a couple of days it started closing all the way, great, love it -- updated to 5 star -- quality. Came with screw, no instructions and no template, but not that hard to figure out. The picture in the AD post makes me scratch my head, it shows the mounting behind the front cabinet facing, while the install video on You Tube all show it being mounted directly to the cabinet facing. I put mine on the cabinet facing and all is well, just be sure and counter sink you screw holes to prevent any splitting .

I purchased two of these soft close hinges for the panels on our master bathroom double sink vanity. I am “handy” but had never done this before and it was more difficult than I expected. I took a star away because they could have included instructions which would have saved me a lot of time. Do yourself a favor and search for a YouTube video on installing these before you get started. The second one was a lot easier than the first. In my opinion, this is the correct (and important) order of installation:1. Use the hinge as a template to mark and then drill holes into the sides of the vanity opening.2. Screw the hinges onto the vanity3. Hold the vanity drawer panel firmly in place and center where you want it. Then have someone else continue to hold it there while you crawl under the sink and mark the holes for the hinge with a pen on the inside/back of the drawer panel.4. Remove the drawer panel and drill the hinge holes on the inside of the drawer. Be careful not to drill all the way through the drawer panel.5. Measure and drill the holes for the plastic removable bin on the inside of the drawer panel.6. Install the screws for the removable bin (screw in only about half way so that you can easily remove the bin to wash it periodically)7. Climb under the sink to screw the hinges onto the back of the drawer panel. Have a helper hold the drawer panel in place while you screw it.My vanity is made with VERY hard wood so it was helpful for me to drill a proper size hole (large enough diameter) for the screw. Too small a hole made it impossible to turn the screw without starting to strip it.

I’ve noticed a lot of reviews commenting how difficult it is to install these. I was using these to replace a very old set of pop out hinges and all the holes lined up perfectly so it took me all of five minutes to install them. IF you’re replacing a previous set of hinges you’ll be in good shape. I cannot comment if you’re installing from scratch. These hinges are solid and seem to be of very good quality. The soft close feature is luxurious for a pop out hinge