Lion OS X Drivers DVD

Hi all,
I have just bought a new 21.5 inch iMac preinstalled with SL and have the Install DVD for 10.6.7.
I have recently upgraded to Lion OS X (eligible for free download due to recent purchase of the iMac), but now want to install Windows 7 via Bootcamp. As I understand it, I have to reinstall the drivers for Windows 7 to work, but I only have the DVD for SL, not Lion.
Can you advise on how to get around this? Can I save the drivers for Lion on a blank DVD - if so where do I find the files?
Thanks for your time

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