Install the Hinges and Mount the Door

• 1). Drill two holes into the back of the cabinet door, using a 35mm drill bit. Set a depth gauge on your drill press so that you don't drill through the front of the door. One-half inch is deep enough for the hinge to set properly. Some types of European hinges also require two 8mm holes. For these, you'll need a jig to set all the holes precisely.
  
  
• 2). Press the round plug part of the hinge into the hole and secure it by drilling a small pilot hole into each of the screw holes, and installing the screws with a screwdriver.
  
  
• 3). Measure the distance from the vertical center of the hinge to the top edge of the door, using a measuring tape. Add 1/16 inch to this measurement. Measure this distance down from the top of the door opening and mark the cabinet there with a pencil, on the side where the door hinges will be installed.
  
  
• 4). Separate the hinge plate from the hinge plug that you have just installed. A small lever is at the point where the plug and the plate meet. Press on this lever and the two parts will separate. Screw the plate to the side of the door opening, with its vertical center at the mark you made. You now have a door with two hinge plugs installed on its back, and a door opening with two hinge plates installed on its side.
  
  
• 5). Lift the door and, holding it in an open position, re-engage the connection between the plug and the plates that you disconnected earlier. These should click together with a little pressure.
  
  
• 6). Close the door gently for a test fit. You'll probably have to adjust it either up or down, in or out, or to the left or right, or all three. Make these adjustments with the mechanisms at the center of the hinges, using a screwdriver.