Quote Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit View Post
i know a few people who have replaced exhausts for one reason or another. But my potential solution for you would be (since your talking flex pipe back) would be to get an exhaust from a 2009 or newer. Apparently in 2009 GM started using stainless for their exhausts on the aveo.
Hey Rabbit, thanks for the helpful suggestion - wasn't aware of that, and so obviously never was even on my radar. Looking at the GM parts diagrams for '09 and '05, the pipes and muffler appear to be the same size and shape, but I need to somehow confirm that. I certainly would be game for trying to find a complete '09+ exhaust system from a U-pull, if everything was an exact fit. But without access to a lift, I'm not up for trying to make mods with my face about an inch away from the frame