airpods pro gen 1 extended warranty

Hey everyone,

I'm having issues with my gen 1 AirPod pros. They are the textbook definition of the hardware defect covered by Apple's "AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues". They have a crackle/static noise that is constant when in transparency or noise cancelation mode and I've tried every "fix". Today, after multiple support tickets I had someone finally confirm that my AirPods were manufactured over a year after the 8/20 cutoff for the extended warranty program. Is there any way at all that I can get my airpods fixed/replaced under warranty? I have heard, and was confirmed by Apple support, that people are still experiencing this hardware defect past Apples cutoff date. I really do not want to give any more money to Apple to fix or replace these AirPods as I've had a horrible experience with factory hardware defects on Apple devices this year, so if there's anything else I can do please let me know.

ps. Apple, you REALLY need to review your program for gen 1 AirPods Pro as they obviously had manufacture defects past October of 2020.