the hood latch is not directly connected to that piece. If you open the hood you'll see a bracket that goes down behind the radiator that connects near there and that is what the latch mounts on to. Check the bottom of the bracket the hood latch is on and see if it's still on/damaged. Also see if you can adjust the latch a bit, it's only like two or three bolts (12s I think?).
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