Looking into getting a Sebring muffler. It comes in stainless steel of course. My question is am I ok having regular steel hangers and pipe welded to it or should I go all stainless. I know stainless is better but it is also two times as pricey. I have talked to a couple shops and they have said steel would be ok, it rusts faster and is a different color then the stainless but its under the car so know one would really see the piping and hangers anyways right? I live in AZ so Im not to worried about water and snow rusting the pipes because well... we never get any of that stuff haha. Any suggestions would be great Im a noob on this. My vehicle is a 05 G35 Sedan.

 

Get regular steel and paint it. Cheaper and lasts just as long.

 

What do you paint it with, Aluminized paint?

 

Any spray paint

 

Regular steel is easier to weld also...(I'm certified in a dozen different welding methods)...after you weld the brackets up to your liking, do as pipen and ryan suggested...paint them...I usually just use some flat black, but realistically color is irrelevant. Steel ozidizes and shows surface rust really easily, which eventually will eat down through (even in AZ without rain and snow!) The paint protects the steels from oxididation by coating it, and thus, slows the rusting process to basically a crippled crawl! Just make sure you have nice sound welds, let it cool, and slap some paint on it...good luck buddy!