Am I too late for the hard drive recall replacement program?

I have one of the iMac Seagate 1tb drives that has potential to go wrong. I never sorted it out because I had no time machine in place etc. It seemed like a real hassle to have it all backed up at the apple store. However, time machine is now in place, and I've only just remembered about the replacement program. I know they extended it until April, but where would I stand now with regards to replacement? Simply, too late?
I'm almost full on my 1tb hard drive too. Can i also ask what you would do, take it in and get an extra internal drive? I like the speed of having all data internally, but should I just be using external drives once the 1tb internal drive is full?
Thanks. 

the program runs through 4/12/13 or 3 years from the original date of purchase whichever is later. the following link takes you to the website that provides detailed information about the program:
http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/

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