One double hung window needs a vent latch (it was broken) and one slider window need one (this one was fine, but one end came loose). The latch on the slider window looks just like this one (26-148) with a metal piece on the end. I am positive that this part is the same. The measured dimensions are exact.
But, on the double hung window the old broken latch is exactly the same dimensions but does not have the metal extension. Will this 26-148 work in place of the one without a metal piece? Are these the same?
My photo shows them side by side facing the same way. The one without the metal piece is broken so they don't look identical. The ribbing on the pop-out piece is slightly different, but almost identical.
Is the one without a metal piece available? Any help would be appreciated.
