Changing Kitchen Doors 2mm problem

[dal5band]

Thought I would change my kitchen doors with new ones from B&Q but discovered a 2mm difference in the carcass thickness. My old MFI carcasses are 18mm, B&Q it seems are 16mm. The external dimensions of the doors are fine when you just hold up the new door in place (I bought one test door). I thought all carcasses were 18mm but it seems B&Q are 16mm.
However, when I mounted the hinges (having set new screw holes for hinge plates etc.) I have found that the door is too far to the left on a right hand hinged door. Because the carcass is 2mm thicker, the hinge is 2mm too far in and this cannot be taken up by the adjustment range of the hinge.

Is there a way of taking up this 2mm - slimmer hinge plate ?
or cut new mounting holes in the doors ?
or
Are other makes more likely to fit with 18mm carcasses ?

 

[foxhole]

I have replacement B&Q doors on my 18mm carcass's and they fit fine.

 

[jabuzzard]

The B&Q carcass is more likely to be 15mm than 18mm. I would look to replace the hinges with ones designed for 15mm carcasses. More specifically the mounting plates for the hinges come in different depths for different thicknesses of carcasses, and they are quite cheap. See what make of hinge you have and do a Google search.

For reference the B&Q IT kitchens use Hafele hinges, not sure what the Cook and Lewis range use.

 

[dal5band]

This looks hopeful.

Foxhole - Which hinges did you use? I am using my original hinges off the old doors.

Looks like some experiments with hinge plates may help.

 

[foxhole]

This looks hopeful.

Foxhole - Which hinges did you use? I am using my original hinges off the old doors.

Looks like some experiments with hinge plates may help.

Have a mix of hinges some original ' Salice' some 'Blum' and some unbranded.

 

[paul_v]

b&q have two brands of kitchens

it kitchens use 16mm carcasses
cooke and lewis 18mm

get the cooke and lewis doors and you should be fine

 

[dal5band]

Update - OK found the right plates. My son had installed a B&Q kitchen and had a couple of spare hinges. As someone said, the mounting plates come in various offsets - 0,2,4 mm. I needed the 0 which are for 18mm carcasses - the door side mount is the same.

I now have a sample so should be able to source the rest. Thanks all.

 

[jabuzzard]

Like I said B&Q use Häfele hinges in their IT range of kitchens. Mounting plates at 0mm for the slide on hinges as B&Q provide are available here.

http://comptools.co.uk/store/cruciform-mounting-plate-p-8145.html

They have all the hinges and lots of other stuff that can go into a kitchen.