Sony XR-7180 Belt Replacement

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  1. Migilus Migilacuty

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    Hi all, don't know where else to post this but today I received a Sony XR-7180 car stereo for my 91' Volvo 240.
    I payed a decent amount for it and it's a pretty Top of the line stereo for it's day ( Dolby C, Digital tuner, AMS/ blank skip etc.).

    Upon connecting the wires to where the previous stereo was connected (Some cheapo Digital thing from 2016) I saw the Tape deck wasn't working, and of course that means it needs a new belt. I literally just opened it up and haven't measured it yet, but you can get a rough Idea from the pictures below. The belt looks like it needs to be rather long and relatively thin ( or just thin-ish to medium).
    I've purchased belts from TurntableNeedles.com before but I find their belts to usually be too fat or not stretchy enough for smaller/ newer mechanisms, But good for 70s players. I've also purchased those super cheap big bags of belts from china and Ebay but the quality usually sucks.

    So does anyone know a good site for this? thanks in advance.

    PS. there is a small gear that is used for pulling the tape in and out and it's cracked( you can actually see it a little at the bottom of the last pic), I'm going to try and fix it but if anyone also knows anywhere where I can get small diagonal cut gears, That'd also be pretty cool.

    TLDR; I need a website or seller that sells Medium thickness, super long belts for a (pretty cool) car stereo that's not turntableneedles.com or those Chinese big bag of belts that are like 2$. s-l500.jpg 20210320_133201.jpg 20210320_133208.jpg 20210320_133214.jpg
     

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