What the blue piece around the projectors for?

[Klasse Act]

I've seen them on the Buick Enclave, the Insight and ofcoarse our ride, so what's the purpose of this

[Colin]

I can only imagine they're to make them look 'bluish' to emphasize the HID look.

[BuggZy]

Originally Posted by Colin

I can only imagine they're to make them look 'bluish' to emphasize the HID look.

[Scotty001]

^ Makes Sense.. But.. But looks good with lights off and on..

[Klasse Act]

The thought of them to "emphasize the look of the HIDs" seems so rice to me, Honda wouldn't do that from the factory.....would they? You know what would make those headlights look even better, no amber reflector in there, now THAT would look much better.

[Kyleseghatch]

Not rice if it comes from the factory like that. rice is something someone would do to make it "fast and furious" looking.

[namtaB]

Putting HID light through a blue lens creates a wider and richer light pattern b/c of the refractive properties of the lens.

[Kyleseghatch]

Originally Posted by namtaB

Putting HID light through a blue lens creates a wider and richer light pattern b/c of the refractive properties of the lens.

We have a winner?

[Widget]

Originally Posted by Kyleseghatch

We have a winner?

Not exactly.... it simply changes the color -
Xray Vision driving lights | Quartz Halogen and HID driving lights


From some digging around, I think it has to do with creating light even on top of already lighted situations.
For example - if you put your every day halogen lights next to our blue-tinted HIDs in the middle of a parking lot lit up with your typical streetlights, you may not be able to see your headlights on the road very well, which will hinder you from being able to make out things physically on the road.
However, the lights with the bluer tint clearly shed light even on the already-lit ground, and the light doesn't drown out.

I hope I'm explaining that well.

Similar concept with yellow - it's proven that yellow can cut through things like rain very effectively.

[Widget]

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

The thought of them to "emphasize the look of the HIDs" seems so rice to me, Honda wouldn't do that from the factory.....would they? You know what would make those headlights look even better, no amber reflector in there, now THAT would look much better.

You can probably fix that yourself, they do make stealth amber bulbs. Unless I haven't paid close enough attention, and there is actually a reflector in there, that is.