Are bilstein a good alternative ?

[Scott1967]

I have a slight misting on one of the front shocks 

do I go Porsche quote £453 for one side or buy a pair of bilstein’s £330 plus fitting?

any advice would be helpful 

 

Scott

[Aaron]

The Porsche dampers are probably Bilstein manufactured.  You won't go wrong.

[Hunter]

I seem to recall that Bilstein is the OEM. I'd go for the pair, personally - I even considered an upgrade to the B6 (I believe B4 are standard), if you want the characteristics it brings.

[Porschaholic]

I’ve never replaced a single damper. I thought it was normal practice to do them as pairs. 
If it were my money, I’d buy Bilstien. I know that the OEM ones for PASM equipped cars are definitely Bilstien. 

[Andy]

Don't replace a single one, always do them in pairs. 

If you had a new single one, it'll likely upset the handling and isn't something that would 'settle' as the old one wouldn't be a stiff. 

[777HAM]

Had new Bilstein B6 dampers fitted with new standard springs to mine a couple of months ago, seem good so far. I brought the car originally with the Bilstein B12 coil over kit which was too hard for me personally on the road so the B6 is an improvement. Did consider the bog standard B4 but went for the sportier B6.