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

You will most likely need to make modifications
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.

An Attractive Trim for the Panasonic Micorwave
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.

Looks nice but terrible installation design
This trim kit is good manufacture quality and looks good when installed. But beware…if the cabinet holding your microwave is not precisely the size indicated for installation you will not be able to install the kit as specified. This is because the hangers for the trim frame plug into receptacles that must be installed in precise locations at each corner of the cabinet hole. If the hole is the wrong size you can’t attach the recepticles in their proper location and the frame won’t hang as designed. I had to chuck the hangers and design my own hanging method using wood blocks and drilling small holes into the frame edges. Further, the frame comes with a sheet metal baffle that is intended to be fixed to the microwave side vents and direct exhaust forward (from side to the front) – so moisture won’t build up in the cabinet. This adds to the microwave’s dimensions and presents another problem if the cabinet dimensions are smaller than specified in the trim kit directions. Worst yet, the sheet metal baffle is supposed to attach to the microwave using one of the appliance’s rear screws, per the directions. But these screws are tamper-proof, requiring a specialized torx driver to remove or tighten. I had to eliminate the baffle as I could not attach it. Needless to say whoever designed this trim kit ought to go back to engineering school for remedial training. The design is awful!

I agree with other purchaser comments, if your cabinet size is not exactly match, do not buy, it is not returnable. here is my storyDecide 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

Item is overpriced. No return policy. Shameful!