spirit of '67

Drove my girlfriend to Monterey last night and when I got home the right side headlight would not go down. Upon further inspection I noticed that the painted top part of the headlight asembly and come off and jammed it. I got it out and noticed that it was glued on. What glue do I use to put it back on.

1988 vert

thanks

Midnight 85

They're not supposed to be glued on, somebody did a half azzed repair job. There are two Phillips screws below the cover in the front and then at the rear there are two torx screws, one on each side of the cover. I would imagine the white plastic thingies the screw goes into are stripped or missing, they are available at any NAPA. The torx screws you will need to find, if I recall someone has a pair for sale in the parts section. They are countersunk so you will need to find them. The front ones are just a plain metal screw.
EDIT, upon re-reading your post I realized you may be talking about the flat cover that shows when the headlights are down. Still, they are held on with screws, I would suggest looking at the other headlight to see how it is attached, surely nobody is stupid enough to do that to both sides.

HlhnEast

The tangs/brackets the screws go into are glued to the cover. I dunno what they actually use but I would scuff it up and try JB Weld on it if no one has a better idea.

pkazsr

On my 88 there are no screws that hold the "cover " on. When one of mine fell off the headlights were on and the cover fell into the well below the light. I scraped the original adhesive off and re-glued with GE Silicone. Clamps are necessary for a lasting repair.

Midnight 85

Wow, I had no idea they were glued, I just looked at mine and sure enough. I stand corrected and agree with the JB Weld fix.