Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly View Post
Stretch marks could be caused by pulling the wheel to change direction when the car is not moving. I learnt years ago to always move the car slightly when turning the wheel. Causes less stress on all steering components.
The SW on any VW from the last 15 years would not be damaged by any pulling while trying to move the SW. The VW leather SW are not fragile at all except for customer caused scratching.