Depending on your confidence, you can always gently heat it to make it a little more pliable.
No, i have not tried this yet but i have heated many plastics to manipulate them and i would
do it with this if i had your issue, it has to be carefully done as not to get it to hot that it bubbles/melts
you need to heat it, try it, heat i some more, try it, again, i hold no responsibility for you doing so
this is just what i would do myself soas not to break any lugs off