2007 VSTAR 1300 Tourer Gas Tank question

[Lone Eagle]

A friend of mine has this bike, and the gas tank "collapsed inward" - then mostly popped back out - but there is still a visiable dent of there.

 

Does anyone know if a) a dent repair place can fix that type of thing (being it is a gas tank would that hurt the integrity of the tank) - b) is that gas tank interchangable with another STAR model gas tank (I believe it is the smaller 3.8 gallon tank). I have looked on EBAY for her, only couple of scratched up tanks, just trying to gather couple of ideas. Sorry, at the moment, I don't have a picture of this problem. Any ideas / suggestions would be helpful - thank you in advance.

[Condor]

I bet one of those dent repair guys can 'massage' it out. As long as the paint hasn't been damaged.... It's worth a try. Nothing ventured.. nothing gained. Besides they usually only charge around $25.00 per dent....

[Bubber]

I have fixed Harley tanks by plugging everything and then using compressed air to force the dent out.

BIG Caution here.... you can use to much air and spread the tank at the tunnel if you are not careful.

You have been warned.

Since there is a vent hose you could use that to regulate the pressure.