THanks guys. It was indeed a M8 1.25 pitch bolt. Jeff, interesting solution to the issue of fitting the seat into our cars. Last night I mounted one side rail with the mounting/floor tab going under the seat and the other going outside the seat. This way the rails lined up to the stock rails perfectly, however the seat was offset to the left ... More @Wikipedia
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