Thanks. That sounds like i may be able to make stand-off brackets to return the washer to the original location. I have not purchased the headlights yet, as i will be visiting in a city soon where there is an all Mercedes wrecker and i will see what's on the line.
I currently have older 4 vehicles running Cibie or Hella H-4s with 100/55 bulbs, and my S123, that got a bit smashed in a head-on. No trendy colors, just pure white light. H-4s are offered in may flavors (including some that don't help the human eye to see well) . White works. I have re-wired all of them to use heavy supply wires and relays, taking nearly all the load off of the original circuits. Newer cars with aerodynamic headlamps are a problem due to the use of plastic, and if the Depo lights will melt I will avoid them.
I think Wattage is a silly way to rate light bulbs, as Watts are a measure of electrical load, or heat, where Lumens or Candlepower better relates to the intended product of the bulb. Hucksters want a way to obfuscate the facts, and telling me that a 55 W bulb in a different spectrum is equal to an 80 W white bulb rouses my suspicions. I uwas told by another electrical Engineer from Kissan Corp, the 130 W bulbs are no brighter than the 100s, only hotter. I like the 55 W low beam to be civil to other drivers, but where I live it gets really dark and there are plenty of animals who like to cross roads. So far, (by vaporizing them?) I have not hit one.