Depends what your idea of a mk2 'looking good' is. I had a 60mm shock + spring kit, and lowering top mounts, but it still wasn't low enough for me.. I've since bought hottuning coilies- very bumpy, and not good handling unless you're on perfectly smooth roads, when you need no shock absorbence,otherwise the car skips about. The stiff springs + low centre of gravity do do it well when on decent tarmac. That's about 400 quid spent now, buying both sets. Old ones 'felt' better, but new ones make car look better imo. I'm now looking to get both decent handling + low enough height, aka a decent set of £450 ish coilies, and going to sort arches right out so the wheels have room to travel, and absorb bumps, even when really low. Thatll be nearly a grand spent to get where I want to be. Not good. I think you should really think about what you want, as its bad to do things twice/three times!! As said, if arch clearance + smooth ride is what you want, get some shocks + springs (koni preferably) but if you want it to look 'how a fat mk2 should' then its got to be coilovers. On the dished ronal ls's I've got it looks pretty sweet, if I do say so myself!!!
