Tape stuck in the factory head unit! WTF.

[4A Play]

So I put a cassette tape in the factory headunit of my 98 to listen to the old Ipod and when I go to take it out I realized I wasnt sure which button to push.
I assume the button with the two triangles is the eject button.

Anyway I cant get it out. You can hear the motor go like it is trying to eject but it wont come out.

Any ideas? I already tried "Helping" it out with th knife, no luck.

[Seerlah]

Looks like it's time for a new deck. Double din

[somebody5788]

hold both the fast forward and rewind to remove the tape...

[4A Play]

Is that how its really done or is that a trick?

I was thinking double DIN, my brother has a Alpine touch screen sitting in his room.

[DuviVr6]

thats how its really done!
that other button you pressed is the flip the casette switch

[biketsai]

Im guessing that one of hte screws on the cassete came out. Mine gets stuck all the time so i normally just push the side of it down so it will come out

[somebody5788]

No we already figured out that he just didn't know how to eject it.

[GnarleyMarley]

I have a tape stuck in my factory head unit as well. It's been stuck there since the previous owner of the car. I know how to eject it, but it just won't come out. Is the a trick to getting it out without breaking the tape deck?

[terraflata]

I have a tape stuck in my factory head unit as well. It's been stuck there since the previous owner of the car. I know how to eject it, but it just won't come out. Is the a trick to getting it out without breaking the tape deck?

Its already broke if tapes are getting stuck in it.

[paulorama]

I have a tape stuck in my factory head unit as well. It's been stuck there since the previous owner of the car. I know how to eject it, but it just won't come out. Is the a trick to getting it out without breaking the tape deck?

seconded, I have the same inherited problem