lower compartment latch or slide bolt replacement

the way that the doors were made the latch is riveted into the door. I drilled the rivets and when I tried to remove the latch the bar would not come out of the latch. So, I had to make the hole to reach the end of the latch. Once the hole was cut with my "wiggle" saw the entire process went very quickly. Made small aluminum plates to cover the holes with Tek screws to hold it in place. a dab of caulking made it waterproof.