Lindsay for your info, if you want to do the job yourself here are some more pics comparing a gland nut strut to the sealed bilstein
You throw away all the guts from the gland nut strut and replace with sealed inserts.
I don't know about other brands but if you fit Koni's you can not reuse the old gland nut but must use the supplied Koni top nut.
You must also fit the split plastic washer on top of the strut to prevent damage to the insert from bottoming out on the bumpstops.
It is also advised to fill the void around the insert with coolant mix to assist heat transfer.
BTW, if you use lowering springs, be aware that the early model OEM bumpstop is thicker that the later models, so go for the later ones or you won't have enough bump travel.