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Install cabinet back panel from front?

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Hi,

I need to fix a melamine cover panel inside an existing cabinet to hide what’s behind it.

Constraints:
• Panel must be installed from the front only.
• No access from the back.
• No top panel (drawer above), so no fixing from inside.
• Clamping is not possible.
• Panel is non-structural.

Would fixing small internal L-brackets to the cabinet sides, then screwing the panel to them from the front, be the correct approach?
Are there better or more standard fixing methods for this situation?

Attaching a picture if it helps

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Would fixing small internal L-brackets to the cabinet sides, then screwing the panel to them from the front, be the correct approach?
Are there better or more standard fixing methods for this situation?
personally I would put a small batten up each side, tight to the back then push in the panel and a couple of screws -handy way to ensure there is an air gap at the back

or you can do as Motorbiking says, fit some brackets to the face of the panel, push it in and screw the brackets in place
 

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