Viking Electronics VE-5X5-PNL-SS Stainless Steel Surface Mount Back Box with Aluminum Panel

Overview

The VE-5X5-PNL-SS is a weather-resistant surface mount back box built from marine grade 316 stainless steel with a brushed #4B finish — the material choice that matters when you're mounting Viking intercom or entry equipment on exterior walls, docks, coastal facilities, or anywhere mild steel would corrode within a season. The enclosure pairs a 0.060-inch (16-gauge) 316 SS box with a 0.081-inch (12-gauge) aluminum panel finished in UV-stable clear gloss powder paint, giving you a rigid mounting surface that won't yellow or chalk under direct sun. If your install is wall-mounted, post-mounted, or dropping onto a single or double gang box, this is the hardware that gets the Viking device off the wall cleanly and at the right depth.

Compatibility

Designed specifically for Viking Electronics VE-Series intercom and entry products. The VE-5X5-PNL-SS is the rain guard variant; if your install location has overhead shelter and you don't need the rain guard, the VE-5X5-PNL-NRSS covers the same mounting footprint without it. The companion VE-5X5-PNL offers the same form factor in black powder-coated steel for interior or covered applications where stainless steel finish is not a requirement. Compatible with Viking gooseneck-mount accessories per the VE-Series product family. Consult the VE-Series product manual to confirm panel cutout dimensions match your specific Viking device before ordering — panel dimensions are fixed on this model.

Installation Notes

Mounts to a wall, post, or single/double gang box — verify your rough-in depth against the box profile before rough-in. The 316 stainless construction adds meaningful corrosion resistance in salt-air and high-humidity environments; standard 304 SS or painted steel surface mount enclosures are not equivalent in those conditions. The aluminum panel's 12-gauge thickness (0.081