Broken hood latch (1 Viewer)

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The welds holding the latch to the hood on my landcruiser 100 series have broken. The latch (the horseshoe shaped bit that hangs down from the hook and latches into the body when closed.) hasn’t fallen out completely because it’s trapped inside the hood itself but when I drive the hood visibly bounces. I’m worried it’ll fail completely while driving.

Has anybody seen this problem and have suggestions for how to fix it?

Any help appreciated,
Fred
 
Same thing happened to my 03. First I tried taking it to a welder but it broke again within a year. Then I took it to a body shop and they did a great job.
I keep it well lubed and close it gently now just to be safe.
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