I think many of us are looking for additional storage space in our
vanagons.  I have been looking for used door "pockets" and have not had
luck finding black ones to match my gray interior.

I found a reasonable substitute in the J.C.Whitney catalogue. They are
hard plastic like the one that comes with the vanagon and are available
in three or four colors including black.  They cost under $10 each.

I purchased two and installed one on each front door. The installation
was simple.  The outer edge of the hard plastic shell has four holes and
 I was able to complete the installion with just a screw driver.  I
installed them below the "silver" trim strip and just in front of the
vent.  There is no interference with the seat or door and the glove box
opens as it did before the installation.

Dianne