My L322 has just returned from my local independent having had two new oil cooler pipes, and an oil cooler.

Anyway, that all seems fine, but now the drivers seat is creaking and there appears to be some movement in the outer plastic seat base panel. It wasn't like that before. Seems whoever's been working on the car has been lazy, maybe sliding in and out and has loosened the panel.

Anyone else experienced this?

Is there a simple fix to correct and tighten up?

Hope so, as this creaking is going to drive me mad!!

Many thanks in advance

I’m interested to see the responses to this query.

I have a few creaks starting. Nothing too major or annoying, but over time they will worsen.
I resolved the seat belt buckle rubbing against the leather… but all other creaks seamed to be more involved. I have one under the seat but just can’t get the angle to both fix and see what I am doing. Working blind, I just couldn’t do it.

For that one, I’ve resigned myself to removing the seats… but that’s an another day job. Probably along with the centre armrest creak. Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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Is this the thing you suspect might be the culprit ?
(This is a passenger side one - the only side I have photos of)

i had the same i put it down to wait gain after lock down . so lost 2 stone but no better so removed them and had a small paint brush and coated all clips and fixings with silicone grease jobs a goodun no more squeaky seats just gone dry i think as my clips wear all in place new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

It may be quicker for me to do the grease thing first off before I get to the weight loss!!
I've just seen that my driver's side seat panel has been rubbed and scratched by the seat belt  2005 FFRR SC Java Black with Overfinch Exhaust (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue (ZA/Zimbabwe)
1995 D1 300 Tdi (Zimbabwe)