The 14 year old built-in Sharp microwave in our coach lost its magic smoke a few days ago. I was about to order a new $135 unit and trim kit from Camping World, when I decided to see what the local Walmart store had on the shelves first. I measured the old unit, and then carefully measured the display units in the store. I found a Hamilton Beach 1000 watt 1.1 cu. ft. oven that was within an 1/8 of an inch of the height and width of the old unit, and 1/2 an inch shallower, for just $67. It took about 20 minutes to remove the trim kit from the old oven, modify the mounting straps slightly for the shallower depth, and install it on the new unit. The only other mod needed was repositioning two spacer blocks in the cabinet, to accommodate the new unit's rubber feet locations. All in all, less than an hour's work, plus the time to fetch the new microwave from the store, and we have a nice new black and stainless steel microwave that looks right at home in the same space the old one lived in for so many years.
