ᐅ Side panels for Ikea Metod wall cabinet 80x60 too long?

Hello everyone,

I need a quick piece of information. I couldn’t find anything using the search function...
I have cover panels (Förbättra) for the sides of a Metod wall cabinet and a decorative trim for the front.
However, the cover panels are 20cm (8 inches) longer than the cabinet is tall. Do these need to be cut down, or did I buy the wrong ones?
The decorative trim, on the other hand, is only about 6–8cm (2.5–3 inches), I guess.

You didn’t buy the wrong one; the shortest wall section is 86cm (34 inches) high. So just shorten it from the top.

I was told that I don’t need to shorten the side panels, except for one, which has a supporting function at the end of the kitchen run (since it finishes at the dishwasher and the countertop would otherwise not be supported).

However, I was given a 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) long panel for this.

You were given incorrect information. Maybe he/she was thinking of cabinets that are 80cm (31.5 inches) high at that moment.

I was told I don’t need to trim the end panels, except for one, which has a supporting function at the end of the kitchen run (since it ends next to the dishwasher and otherwise the countertop wouldn’t be supported).
However, they gave me a 2.20-meter (7 ft 3 in) long panel.

Haha, we recently went through the same thing. On top of that, two employees claimed the kitchen can’t end directly next to the dishwasher; there must always be a cabinet frame on both sides, and they acted like we were idiots for trying to secure the whole thing with an end panel.

When I mentioned that three IKEA staff had planned this kitchen, they quickly went quiet.

The kitchens are great, but there are still quite a few things IKEA could improve.

There is always a difference between "can" and "must."
There are many good reasons why the dishwasher should not be placed at the end.
It does not have to be positioned in the middle.
There are houses with a high number of complaints because of this, so their design practice no longer plans the kitchen that way.