illmatic Wraps named WWWRAP Shop of 2026

In the first week of November, at the WWWRAP awards dinner in Las Vegas during SEMA week, illmatic Wraps was named WWWRAP Shop of 2026. It’s the first time we’ve won. We had been nominated three times before and gone home without it, so this one took a while.

What the award is

WWWRAP is the wrap industry’s own awards night, held in Las Vegas the same week as the SEMA Show. The part that matters to us is who votes. It isn’t a magazine panel and it isn’t a customer poll. The ballots come from other wrap shops and installers, people who do this work every day and know what a clean edge, a tucked seam and a panel without stretch marks look like up close.

Shop of the Year is the category for the shop as a whole, not a single car. The trophy, a crystal piece sponsored by JDS Sign Supply, now sits in Hackensack.

Who actually earned it

DJ walked up and accepted it, but the award belongs to the installers in both shops. The work that got voted on was the everyday work: color change wraps, paint protection film, color PPF and tint, done on customer cars in Hackensack, New Jersey and Danbury, Connecticut, then photographed and posted the way we always have.

It also belongs to the customers who trusted us with a new McLaren, a leased Tesla or a work truck, and then let us put the pictures up. Those photos are what the voters saw.

What changes for you

Nothing about how the shop runs. Same people, same film brands, same process from quote to pickup. Vinyl wraps still carry our 3-year warranty against bubbling and peeling, paint protection film is still covered for 10 years on material and installation, and the free inspection a month after pickup and once a year after that still stands.

What does change is the standard we’re held to. When the people who voted for you are other installers, you can’t let a job slide.

Thank you

To the shops and installers who voted, thank you. We know what it means coming from you. To everyone who has brought a car to Hackensack or Danbury since we opened, this is yours too.

If you want to see the kind of work that was on the ballot, the projects page has recent cars from both shops, and Instagram has the day-to-day.

Common questions

What is WWWRAP?

An annual awards event for the vehicle wrap industry, held in Las Vegas during SEMA week. Shops and installers from around the world are nominated and the winners are chosen by vote.

Who votes for WWWRAP Shop of the Year?

Other wrap shops and installers. Customers and the public don’t vote, which is why the award carries weight inside the trade.

Had illmatic Wraps been nominated before?

Yes, three times. 2026 is the first win.

Does the award change your pricing or process?

No. Quotes still start with a look at the car, the warranty terms are the same, and both shops keep the same hours.

Where can I see the work that was voted on?

On the projects page and on Instagram. Both shops also keep recent cars on the floor most days, so you can look at an edge in person before you book.

Come see the shop

Hackensack is at 13 E Moonachie Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Danbury is at 3 Commerce Dr, Danbury, CT 06810. One number reaches both shops, (201) 379-0902, Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 8am to 4pm, closed Sunday.

A quote takes about fifteen minutes and costs nothing. Bring the car, or send a few photos through the quote form and we’ll call you back.