No, thet don't
Drive motor and speakers may have magnets. The tape head that reads (and sometimes records) to the tape may have an electromagnet.
Yes, a tape player typically has a magnetic head that reads the magnetic information encoded on the tape. The magnetic head uses a magnet to convert the magnetic signals on the tape into electrical signals that can be amplified and reproduced as sound.
no
A cassette tape is based totally off of a magnetic system. The magnet is what reads and writes the information to the tape.
Some of them do like in the older days but now they don't.
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.
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.
Disable the tape player by not inserting a tape into the player.
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.
Rubbing a magnet on a cassette can potentially erase the magnetic information stored on the tape, causing loss of data or recording. Magnets can interfere with the magnetic particles on the tape, altering or erasing the recorded content. It's best to keep magnets away from cassette tapes to avoid damaging them.
a tape is two sided but still holds less memory than a tape player.
A tape player plays tapes - tape players never played CD's.