Black and beige, me too!
A good drop is relative to the owner. Some say 1-2" is fine, others say they need to slam that ish to the ground! What did the shop quote you for (partswise)? I highly reccomend reading through the gen 3 suspension threads on here before you have a shop do it. The basics you'll need are lowering springs and performance struts. General rule of thumb is that the cheaper the springs the worse the quality, handling, but lower drop, and vice versa. Also, diy the suspension job. Gunmetal would look badass imo