Hello,

Just recently my laptop fell off the car roof right into the antenna while driving and smashed it in half. (Indestructible thinkpad, so the laptop still works fine ) I am wondering what size /type of antenna to replace it with and how difficult the repair would be. It is a mast antenna located to the left side of the trunk and accessing the unit is not an issue, I am just not familiar with the terminology of the plugs/adapters and what to buy.

Thanks much!!!

 

So you bent the retractable part of the antenna? Dose the motor still try to raise/lower the antenna?

 

from inside the trunk, it looks like the antenna is not motorized. The antenna mast itself (the 'metal' part. Is what has been broken, yes.