Repo Hood Insert Fitment Issue

Today I bought some lower profile thread cutting nuts from my local hardware store and they are able to grab the tip of the post and hold the front of the insert in the hood bulge. However, I can't get it to sit flush. For those of you not familiar with the insert, it is made of two pieces, one sits inside of the other. The real problem is when they cast the the insert part with the plastic posts, the front post should have been moved 1/16" forward. So I think the way to fix the problem is to elongate the front hole just a bit so the post will set farther into the hole. I'll repost soon.