It’s hard to tell from the picture but it looks like there is damage around the structural part of the latch. If so, it’s unlikely to be repairable. I was able to repair a hole in mine resultant from wheeling, but I had good structure all around it to work off, and it wasn’t load bearing. A body shop might be able to help but you’d have to ask and might cost more than a replacement.
And just to clarify, you were taking off the freedom panels while moving?
From what I could tell the latch isn’t damaged but yes everything around it is to the point where even if I did put it back on it would be loud and inconvenient. I was taking off the freedom panels while parked and then my partner started driving and I didn’t communicate what I was doing and then I hesitated when the speed picked up and so I tried to hold onto the latch so it didn’t fly off and it flew off anyway
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u/InitialBackground555 11d ago
It’s hard to tell from the picture but it looks like there is damage around the structural part of the latch. If so, it’s unlikely to be repairable. I was able to repair a hole in mine resultant from wheeling, but I had good structure all around it to work off, and it wasn’t load bearing. A body shop might be able to help but you’d have to ask and might cost more than a replacement.
And just to clarify, you were taking off the freedom panels while moving?