Remove the decorative cover to your 1997 VW tape player. Remove the tape player retaining screws. Remove the wiring harness from the back of the tape player.
Remove the tape player decorative cover. Remove the tape player retaining screws. Remove the wiring harness from the back of the tape player. Reverse the process to install the new tape player.
How do I remove cassette tape stuck in my 1998 Volkswagon beetle
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Press the inject button.
To remove a stuck cassette from a tape player, gently try to eject it using the player's eject button. If that doesn't work, turn off the player and carefully try to manually remove the cassette using a pair of tweezers or a flat tool. Be cautious not to damage the tape or the player. If you're unable to remove it safely, seek assistance from a professional technician.
Mine has a manufactored tape and CD player
You need to take out the plastic panel which goes around the tape player. Behind the panel you will find mounting screws which you have to remove. After that you will be able to pull the player out together with the holder. The player is connected to the harness. Make sure that you have a right kind of harness on the CD player. If you don't you will have to modify in order to connect in a right way. Remove the tape player from the harness install the CD player. Connect all wires. Assembly is opposite to disassembly.
It is likely that the head on the cassette player is out of alignment. It takes a professional to repair that issue.
Disable the tape player by not inserting a tape into the player.
If the cassette player does not play the tape, insert a different tape to see if that is the problem. If another tape does not play, use a can of air to clean the tape player.
You are probably going to have to remove the radio and take the top off to gain access to the tape. It has probably broken and the tape is fouled.