[Bill D]

Pete-
I would prefer to use the chrome piece supplied. I also thought of the horseshoe bracket as well. The problem lies with the curved piece Bruce added. It sits up too high relative to the plane of the latch assy. I would have to remove almost half the thickness and it's a solid piece. When the under door aluminum is installed it covers the striker chrome piece since it sits lower.

An alternative would be to mount the striker chrome mounting piece flush with under door aluminum and build a spacer plate to move the latch mechanism