IF the hood is off center due to the hinges, they are a loooong way away from the snout so even a tiny, tiny adjustment at the hinges will have a huge impact at the snout. I'd just have the dealer do it, they screw it up, they pay for it.
Could it also be that the receiving latch is pulling it to one side? Meaning that maybe the hood is centered until it latches. Close it to just before the point of latching and see if you can tell. If it looks good, slowly bring it down to the latch and latch it and see what happens.
Either way, with the small gaps of todays hoods, any misalignment could be crunching the hood against the fenders and sending paint chips flying.
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