Well im trading in my max for an 05 STi this week but the dealer wants me to fix my exhaust first. I have a full exhaust and Apexi WS catback. The muffler has a large hole in the rear of it... not sure how it happened, but i need to get it replaced. I have gone to the local "well known" exhaust places such as Monro and Meineke but they cant do much as they would need to cut the exhaust by the muffler and weld a new one in place. And the pipe is different size than stock of course as well. This is also a problem because the pipe is slanted coming into the muffler and only about 3" are straight right before it connects to the muffler.
Does anyone have any ideas how I could get this fixed? I need to get a new muffler on by Friday, as Im picking my new STi up on sat.
Thanks,

 

can u patch it with some thin metal and a welder?

 

Any competent shop will be able to cut off the old muffler, weld on a new one with the appropriate inlet size, the 3" length shouldn't be a problem.. Grab a cheapie from Advance or Autozone if you're going to be trading it in right away.