My cabinet hinges are the sorely inadequate euro hinges that used a piece of plastic to hold the door shut. These plastic pieces have broken on nearly every cabinet which requires the entire hinge to be replaced. I cannot find any hinges that fit the original screw holes (not surprising), however I have an issue because the original hinges were screwed into plastic dowels. The edge of the outside of these dowels lines up with the screw holes of every euro hinge I have tried that fits my cabinet. How can I fill or fix the dowel space so that I can screw my new hinges into the cabinet doors?
I have added a link to photos of the cabinet door without the hinge, and with the new hinge placed in the door so that you can see where the holes intersect the door and existing dowel.
Best Answer
To try to plug that for the sake of getting better grip for the screws, will not be worth it.
Others may not agree but I would not hesitate to use a self-centering bit like a Vix bit and drill the new pilot hole where the hinge dictates- right at the area where the plastic and wood meet. The wood will be hard enough to hold the screw, and what little grabs the plastic insert will add a little more hold, and compress the plastic in tighter.