Panasonic 30-inch Trim Kit for Panasonic 2.2 cu ft Microwave Ovens - NN-TK932SS (Stainless Steel)

I bought this Panasonic microwave from Home Depot but they did not sell the recommended trim kit. So I bought it here on Amazon and it fit just fine. Installation is super easy even though the instructions are lacking. They just give pictures with minimum instructions (my wife said that's because guys don't read instructions anyways). Unless your opening is exactly the same size as the trim kit, you will most likely need to make some modifications to your opening. Jump ahead in the instruction to where you install the mounting pins into the trim. Now measure the distance between the pins from side to side. Then measure the distance between the pins from top to bottom. Now, install the four corner bracket mounts into your opening (it's only 2 screws each). Once you have them installed, measure the distance from the center of the hole in the mount to the center of the hole in the other mount from top to bottom, and from side to side. Make sure those measurements match the ones you took from pin to pin installed on the trim. You can be off by a small margin (no more than 1/8th because the tabs that go in the mounting bracket have a little wiggle room. My width was fine but my height was off so I had to cut out an extra 1/2 inch across the top. After that, the trim snapped right in. You ARE going to have a gap around the trim. It's not made to fit snug. I suppose that's for 2 reasons. First, this trim fits multiple models. Second, if it fit too sung, when you opened the door, it would bind against the side and most likely bend the trim. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the look. I would have preferred something solid looking but those slots are how it vents.

I was able to adapt this to my microwave opening, although I had to be creative. Not because of any problem with the trim kit, but because of the structure of the cabinetry.

The trim kit is very attractive. It is metal, versus the usual plastic. That said, I found the installation instructions to be near worthless. My challenge was I needed to enlarge my previous built-in opening to accept the trim kit. The microwave fit without any required alteration to the opening-not the trim kit. All told the trim kit took me nearly 4 hours to install. The opening needs to be near 28 1/2 by 17 3/8. The directions are universal for five different trim kits. There are several pages showing installation for the several kits. When I look at them, they require the same dimensions and steps. So, lots of wasted and confusing pages. Obviously, make sure your cut-out is square and level (either for true- level or for the cabinetry). The trim kit also comes with a base mount for the built-in microwave. Also, screwing the clip receivers into the space was difficult, due to tight space and small screws. The trim itself has a lip at the bottom that I mistakenly thought would sit on the bottom edge of the cut-out. It does not sit-it floats. The kit also includes a vent, that you will need to fold and assemble. It is well designed, but the directions were not totally clear to me. When the vent is mounted on the microwave the fit (into the cut out) is very tight. There were lots of dry run assemblies when we installed the microwave and trim kit. Initially the trim kit sat too low and interfered with the microwave door. This was just one of several dry runs. As I said, it took about four hours (trying to make everything fit and level). Installation involved much effort and blood loss (there are very sharp edges). I took a star off for lack of clarity in the directions. There are no YouTube to help.

The space between the microwave and the trim is larger than expected, but it looks nice and does exactly what you'd expect. This is more to this than just the trim plate, not much more though...it has a base plate, and ducting for the microwave exhaust/cooling fan. The only thing I don't like is that the tape used to attach the vent doesn't stick well. You can't see it and the screw holds the duct from coming off att the way so it not causing any problems so far.

I agree with other purchaser comments, if your cabinet size is not exactly match, do not buy, it is not returnable. here is my story Decide to upgrade my kitchen appliance, built in Microwave is first one, search Amazon and find this product looks like similar with what I have, I verified the measurement, however when I received the product, I found it is so hard for installation because my cabinet WxH does not match with product requirement for installation, actually there is no way to install the bracket. decide to return it #1 Try to create return label, it tells this item is not returnable, go back to product detail, it says " Eligible for Refund or Replacement", you need move your cursor to show this item is non- returnable, this is first time for me to know Amazon has some items seller mark not returnable. #2, Since it is not able to return, decide to figure out how to install it, apparently installation guide does not work for me, there is no place to install 90 degree brackets in my case, so I have to cut them to flat bracket, and then found there is no template paper help me to find the accurate position to install brackets, so I have to do my own measurement, eventually I am able to do it ( you will take you own risk if you follow my installation to install yours, I am not responsible for your damage or loss) #3, After successfully installed, and found the frame and microwave oven does not match perfect, although package recommended by Panasonic store, spaces in all 4 sides of microwave oven, has to do my best to balance those space up/down, left/right. #4, the price is too expensive with few piece of mental, the profit is huge, but poor service and bad installation with brackets #5, the product has design defect, which you can see my old white frame the inner side is 120 degree which can cover spaces between frame and microwave oven, I thought my old one is Panasonic, but actually it is Whirlpool(unfortunately, product is discontinued), you can see the old frame installation uses 4 screws in corner, Panasonic can definitely improve its product by reducing the 4 sides spaces and installation, at least provide paper template to find accurate position to install bracket, provide flat bracket instead of 90 degrees bracket only, and also refer to Whirlpool design, extend vent to left/Right border, it can hide screw for installation like Whirlpool

Tenemos un horno Panasonic de 2.2 pies cubicos que compramos hace 8 años y nos ha salido increible, nos cambiamos recientemente de domicilio y a la cocina nueva le hicimos una torre de hornos y no queriamos comprar un horno nuevo empotrable, así que encontré esta opción de trim y estamos muy contentos con la decisión. El trim es del mismo acabado metálico del horno, trae una base de instalación que facilita el acomodo del horno y que ayuda a que el trim quede bien centrado. Tip: revisa bien el modelo de trim a adquirir, así como también dejar las dimensiones del gabinete que se indican en el trim, cuidando estos dos aspectos no deberás tener problemas de instalación.

I agree with the other reviews about the cut out needing to be exact for you to mount the faceplate clios. The clips have little flexibility, and if they don’t line up, the clips won’t insert into each other, therefore not making the faceplate able to mount correctly on all four corners. If you try to force the faceplate into the mounting clips theses plastic clips will break. So for me this is a design flaw and would definitely not recommend for retrofit installations for this reason.

Item is overpriced. No return policy. Shameful!

This is garbage. The materials it is constructed of are extremely poor quality and although the dimensions of my cabinet opening were compatible with those in the product specifications, it did not fit. YOU CANNOT RETURN THIS ITEM. Also, the manufacturer link provided by Amazon for Panasonic customer support does not work. Overall, a really poor experience. Amazon customer service washed their hands of assisting in any way, and I’m out over $500.